diff --git a/include/boost/detail/atomic_count.hpp b/include/boost/detail/atomic_count.hpp
index 0a22e64..0f33ac4 100644
--- a/include/boost/detail/atomic_count.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/detail/atomic_count.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace boost
 namespace detail
 {
 
-typedef long atomic_counter;
+typedef long atomic_count;
 
 }