diff --git a/include/boost/gil/gil_concept.hpp b/include/boost/gil/gil_concept.hpp
index 9b3e82504..720cf05e3 100644
--- a/include/boost/gil/gil_concept.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/gil/gil_concept.hpp
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ struct HomogeneousColorBaseConcept {
         typedef typename kth_element_type<ColorBase,num_elements-1>::type TN; 
 
         BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((is_same<T0,TN>::value));   // better than nothing
-        typedef typename kth_element_const_reference_type<ColorBase,0>::type CR0; 
-        CR0 e0=dynamic_at_c(cb,0);
+        typedef typename kth_element_const_reference_type<ColorBase,0>::type CRef0; 
+        CRef0 e0=dynamic_at_c(cb,0);
     }
     ColorBase cb;
 };