diff --git a/include/boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp b/include/boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp
index 66708c5..09796bf 100644
--- a/include/boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ namespace boost
            if ( !ph.empty() && !is_directory(ph) )
                boost::throw_exception( basic_filesystem_error<Path>(
                  "boost::filesystem::create_directories", ph,
-                 boost::system::make_error_code(
-                   boost::system::posix::file_exists ) ) );
+                 make_error_code( boost::system::posix::file_exists ) ) );
            return false;
          }
 
diff --git a/src/path.cpp b/src/path.cpp
index 4dfb85b..f3e2b46 100644
--- a/src/path.cpp
+++ b/src/path.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace boost
       if ( locked ) boost::throw_exception(
         wfilesystem_error(
           "boost::filesystem::wpath_traits::imbue() after lockdown",
-          system::make_error_code( system::posix::not_supported ) ) );
+          make_error_code( system::posix::not_supported ) ) );
       imbue( new_loc, std::nothrow );
     }