diff --git a/include/boost/iterator/detail/minimum_category.hpp b/include/boost/iterator/detail/minimum_category.hpp
index 89d79db..b82a9e6 100755
--- a/include/boost/iterator/detail/minimum_category.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iterator/detail/minimum_category.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ template <bool GreaterEqual, bool LessEqual>
 struct minimum_category_impl
 # if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1200)
 {
+    template <class T1, class T2> struct apply
+    {
+        typedef T2 type;
+    };
     typedef void type;
 }
 # endif 
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ struct minimum_category
         || is_same<T1,int>::value
 # endif 
     > outer;
-      
+
     typedef typename outer::template apply<T1,T2> inner;
     typedef typename inner::type type;
       
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ struct minimum_category<mpl::_1,mpl::_2>
     struct apply : minimum_category<T1,T2>
     {};
 };
-    
+
 # if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1200) // ETI workaround
 template <>
 struct minimum_category<int,int>
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ struct minimum_category<int,int>
     typedef int type;
 };
 # endif
-
+    
 }} // namespace boost::detail
 
 #endif // MINIMUM_CATEGORY_DWA20031119_HPP