diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
index b147a01..f659c04 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ protected:
         BOOST_ASSERT( shared_this_.use_count() <= 1 ); // make sure no dangling shared_ptr objects exist
     }
 
-private:
-
-    mutable weak_ptr<void> weak_this_;
-    mutable shared_ptr<void> shared_this_;
-
 private:
 
     void init_weak_once() const
@@ -111,6 +106,10 @@ private:
             shared_this_.reset();
         }
     }
+
+    mutable weak_ptr<void> weak_this_;
+private:
+    mutable shared_ptr<void> shared_this_;
 };
 
 template<typename T>