diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
index 70ecf65..d025c81 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <boost/range/empty.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/detail/demote_iterator_traversal_tag.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/value_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_const.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_const.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
 #include <boost/next_prior.hpp>
 
 namespace boost
@@ -71,7 +75,9 @@ public:
 
     Reference dereference(unsigned int selected) const
     {
-        return selected ? *m_it2 : *m_it1;
+        if (selected)
+            return *m_it2;
+        return *m_it1;
     }
 
     bool equal(const join_iterator_union& other, unsigned int selected) const
@@ -143,12 +149,8 @@ template<typename Iterator1
                                     typename iterator_reference<Iterator2>::type
                                 >::type
                             >::value,
-                            typename add_reference<
-                                typename add_const<
-                                    typename remove_reference<
-                                        typename iterator_reference<Iterator2>::type
-                                    >::type
-                                >::type
+                            typename add_const<
+                                typename iterator_reference<Iterator1>::type
                             >::type,
                             typename iterator_reference<Iterator1>::type
                         >::type