diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/allocate_shared_array.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/allocate_shared_array.hpp
index cb29bf6..89923c7 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/allocate_shared_array.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/allocate_shared_array.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_deleter.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_if_array.hpp>
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+#include <initializer_list>
+#endif
 
 namespace boost {
     template<typename T, typename A>
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ namespace boost {
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
     template<typename T, typename A>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_array<T>::type
-    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, typename detail::array_list<T>::type list) {
+    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, std::initializer_list<typename detail::array_inner<T>::type> list) {
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
         typedef const T2 T3;
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ namespace boost {
     }
     template<typename T, typename A>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_size_array<T>::type
-    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, typename detail::array_list<T>::type list) {
+    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, std::initializer_list<typename detail::array_inner<T>::type> list) {
         BOOST_ASSERT(list.size() == detail::array_size<T>::size);
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ namespace boost {
     }
     template<typename T, typename A>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_array<T>::type
-    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, std::size_t size, typename detail::inner_list<T>::type list) {
+    allocate_shared(const A& allocator, std::size_t size, std::initializer_list<typename detail::arrays_inner<T>::type> list) {
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
         typedef const T2 T3;
diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp
index 14bdf01..068629a 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #define BOOST_SMART_PTR_DETAIL_ARRAY_TRAITS_HPP
 
 #include <boost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp>
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
-#include <initializer_list>
-#endif
 
 namespace boost {
     namespace detail {
@@ -56,26 +53,13 @@ namespace boost {
         struct array_inner<T[N]> {
             typedef T type;
         };
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
-        template<typename T>
-        struct array_list {
+        template<typename T> 
+        struct arrays_inner {
         };
-        template<typename T>
-        struct array_list<T[]> {
-            typedef std::initializer_list<T> type;
+        template<typename T, size_t N> 
+        struct arrays_inner<T[][N]> {
+            typedef T type;
         };
-        template<typename T, size_t N>
-        struct array_list<T[N]> {
-            typedef std::initializer_list<T> type;
-        };
-        template<typename T>
-        struct inner_list {
-        };
-        template<typename T, size_t N>
-        struct inner_list<T[][N]> {
-            typedef std::initializer_list<T> type;
-        };
-#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/make_shared_array.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/make_shared_array.hpp
index 7cb9e7a..5329322 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/make_shared_array.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/make_shared_array.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/array_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/make_array_helper.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_if_array.hpp>
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+#include <initializer_list>
+#endif
 
 namespace boost {
     template<typename T>
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ namespace boost {
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
     template<typename T>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_array<T>::type
-    make_shared(typename detail::array_list<T>::type list) {
+    make_shared(std::initializer_list<typename detail::array_inner<T>::type> list) {
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
         typedef const T2 T3;
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ namespace boost {
     }
     template<typename T>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_size_array<T>::type
-    make_shared(typename detail::array_list<T>::type list) {
+    make_shared(std::initializer_list<typename detail::array_inner<T>::type> list) {
         BOOST_ASSERT(list.size() == detail::array_size<T>::size);
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ namespace boost {
     }
     template<typename T>
     inline typename detail::sp_if_array<T>::type
-    make_shared(std::size_t size, typename detail::inner_list<T>::type list) {
+    make_shared(std::size_t size, std::initializer_list<typename detail::arrays_inner<T>::type> list) {
         typedef typename detail::array_inner<T>::type T1;
         typedef typename detail::array_base<T1>::type T2;
         typedef const T2 T3;