diff --git a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
index 213af3d..c0fdaf9 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 #pragma warning(push,1)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef BOOST_EXCEPTION_MINI_BOOST
+#include  <memory>
+namespace boost { namespace exception_detail { using std::shared_ptr; } }
+#else
+namespace boost { template <class T> class shared_ptr; };
+namespace boost { namespace exception_detail { using boost::shared_ptr; } }
+#endif
+
 namespace
 boost
     {
@@ -144,9 +152,6 @@ boost
 # endif
 #endif
 
-    template <class T>
-    class shared_ptr;
-
     namespace
     exception_detail
         {