diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp
index 1e978b2..81f5303 100755
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_function.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/remove_bounds.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/add_pointer.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/eval_if.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/identity.hpp>
 
@@ -23,13 +24,16 @@ namespace boost
     template< class T >
     struct decay
     {
-        typedef typename mpl::eval_if< 
-            is_array<T>,
-            mpl::identity<typename remove_bounds<T>::type*>,
-            typename mpl::eval_if< 
-                is_function<T>,
-                add_pointer<T>,
-                mpl::identity<T>
+    private:
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_reference<T>::type Ty;
+    public:
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::eval_if< 
+            is_array<Ty>,
+            mpl::identity<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_bounds<Ty>::type*>,
+            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::eval_if< 
+                is_function<Ty>,
+                add_pointer<Ty>,
+                mpl::identity<Ty>
             >
         >::type type;
     };