diff --git a/include/boost/static_string/impl/static_string.hpp b/include/boost/static_string/impl/static_string.hpp
index e95a247..6dd44ca 100644
--- a/include/boost/static_string/impl/static_string.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/static_string/impl/static_string.hpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ basic_static_string<N, CharT, Traits>::
 reserve(std::size_t n)
 {
     BOOST_STATIC_STRING_THROW_IF(
-        n > max_size(), std::out_of_range{"n > max_size()"});
+        n > max_size(), std::length_error{"n > max_size()"});
 }
 
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