diff --git a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
index 552ff0a..1a4b33d 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ boost
 
             private:
 
-            friend class exception;
+			friend class boost::exception;
 
             typedef std::map< type_info_, shared_ptr<error_info_base const> > error_info_map;
             error_info_map info_;