diff --git a/include/boost/pending/indirect_cmp.hpp b/include/boost/pending/indirect_cmp.hpp
index 59c69856..471ef2c8 100644
--- a/include/boost/pending/indirect_cmp.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/pending/indirect_cmp.hpp
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ namespace boost {
   //
   //!category: functors
   //!component: type
-  //!tparam: Decorator - a model of Decorator
+  //!tparam: ReadablePropertyMap - a model of ReadablePropertyMap
   //!definition: functor.h
-  template <class Decorator, class Compare>
+  template <class ReadablePropertyMap, class Compare>
   class indirect_cmp {
   public:
-    typedef typename boost::property_traits<Decorator>::value_type T;
-    typedef typename boost::property_traits<Decorator>::key_type K;
+    typedef typename boost::property_traits<ReadablePropertyMap>::value_type T;
+    typedef typename boost::property_traits<ReadablePropertyMap>::key_type K;
     typedef K first_argument_type;
     typedef K second_argument_type;
     typedef T result_type;
-    inline indirect_cmp(const Decorator& df, const Compare& c = Compare())
+    inline indirect_cmp(const ReadablePropertyMap& df, const Compare& c = Compare())
       : d(df), cmp(c) { }
 
     template <class A, class B>
@@ -60,10 +60,15 @@ namespace boost {
       return cmp(du, dv);
     }
   protected:
-    Decorator d;
+    ReadablePropertyMap d;
     Compare cmp;
   };
 
+  template <typename Compare, typename ReadablePropertyMap>
+  make_indirect_cmp(const Compare& cmp, ReadablePropertyMap map) {
+    return indirect_cmp<ReadablePropertyMap, Compare>(map, cmp);
+  }
+
 } // namespace boost