diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/content_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/content_oarchive.hpp
index 7fe46b5..9089078 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/content_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/content_oarchive.hpp
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ const content get_content(const T& x)
 // required by export
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::content_oarchive)
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::ignore_skeleton_oarchive<boost::mpi::detail::content_oarchive>)
-
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::detail::content_oarchive)
 #endif // BOOST_MPI_DETAIL_CONTENT_OARCHIVE_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/forward_skeleton_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/forward_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
index 4cf4c1c..ae428a4 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/forward_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/forward_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
@@ -14,22 +14,21 @@
 #include <boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp>
 #include <boost/archive/detail/oserializer.hpp>
 #include <boost/archive/detail/interface_oarchive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/array/oarchive.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/detail/common_oarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/serialization/collection_size_type.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/array/oarchive.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace mpi { namespace detail {
 
 template<class Archive, class ImplementationArchive>
 class forward_skeleton_oarchive 
-  : public archive::array::oarchive<Archive>
+  : public archive::detail::common_oarchive<Archive>
 {
 public:
 
     typedef ImplementationArchive implementation_archive_type;
 	
     forward_skeleton_oarchive(implementation_archive_type& ar) 
-	  : archive::array::oarchive<Archive>(archive::no_header),
+	  : archive::detail::common_oarchive<Archive>(archive::no_header),
 		implementation_archive(ar)
 	{
 	}
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/ignore_skeleton_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/ignore_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
index a423ecb..f6e8943 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/ignore_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/ignore_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <boost/pfto.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/array/oarchive.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/detail/common_oarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/archive/basic_archive.hpp>
 #include <boost/archive/detail/oserializer.hpp>
 #include <boost/serialization/collection_size_type.hpp>
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace mpi { namespace detail {
 
 template<class Archive>
 class ignore_skeleton_oarchive 
-  : public archive::array::oarchive<Archive>
+  : public archive::detail::common_oarchive<Archive>
 {
 public:
 	
     ignore_skeleton_oarchive()
-	  : archive::array::oarchive<Archive>(archive::no_header)
+	  : archive::detail::common_oarchive<Archive>(archive::no_header)
 	{
 	}
 		
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_oarchive.hpp
index 7580325..8aff6b8 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_oarchive.hpp
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ public:
 // required by export
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::mpi_datatype_oarchive)
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::ignore_skeleton_oarchive<boost::mpi::detail::mpi_datatype_oarchive>)
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::detail::mpi_datatype_oarchive)
 
 #endif // BOOST_MPI_DETAIL_MPI_DATATYPE_OARCHIVE_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/text_skeleton_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/text_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
index 460d697..6654c74 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/text_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/text_skeleton_oarchive.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpi/detail/forward_skeleton_oarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpi/detail/ignore_oprimitive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/array/oarchive.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace mpi {
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/packed_iarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/packed_iarchive.hpp
index a5ab518..1500bb0 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/packed_iarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/packed_iarchive.hpp
@@ -125,5 +125,6 @@ private:
 
 BOOST_BROKEN_COMPILER_TYPE_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATION(boost::mpi::packed_iarchive)
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::packed_iarchive)
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::packed_iarchive)
 
 #endif // BOOST_MPI_PACKED_IARCHIVE_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/packed_oarchive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/packed_oarchive.hpp
index 956acff..b5a97f5 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/packed_oarchive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/packed_oarchive.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private:
 
 // required by export
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::packed_oarchive)
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::packed_oarchive)
 
 
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/skeleton_and_content.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/skeleton_and_content.hpp
index 5d9c888..87b1f42 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/skeleton_and_content.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/skeleton_and_content.hpp
@@ -385,4 +385,7 @@ BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::packed_skeleton_iarchive)
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::type1)
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_REGISTER_ARCHIVE(boost::mpi::detail::type2)
 
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::packed_skeleton_oarchive)
+BOOST_SERIALIZATION_USE_ARRAY_OPTIMIZATION(boost::mpi::packed_skeleton_iarchive)
+
 #endif // BOOST_MPI_SKELETON_AND_CONTENT_HPP