diff --git a/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_trivially_copyable_base.hpp b/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_trivially_copyable_base.hpp
index 91328ac..d2e55fa 100644
--- a/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_trivially_copyable_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/optional/detail/optional_trivially_copyable_base.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class tc_optional_base : public optional_tag
     // Assigns from another optional<T> (deep-copies the rhs value)
     void assign ( tc_optional_base const& rhs ) 
     {
-      this->operator=(rhs);
+      *this = rhs;
     }
 
     // Assigns from another _convertible_ optional<U> (deep-copies the rhs value)