diff --git a/include/boost/python/long.hpp b/include/boost/python/long.hpp
index fbf1dd85..588a3204 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/long.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/long.hpp
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ class long_ : public detail::long_base
 
     template <class T>
     explicit long_(T const& rhs)
-        : base(object(rhs))
+        : detail::long_base(object(rhs))
     {
     }
 
     template <class T, class U>
     explicit long_(T const& rhs, U const& base)
-        : base(object(rhs), object(base))
+        : detail::long_base(object(rhs), object(base))
     {
     }
     
diff --git a/src/module.cpp b/src/module.cpp
index 18a5061a..963b63ee 100644
--- a/src/module.cpp
+++ b/src/module.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void init_module(char const* name, void(*init_function)())
     if (m != 0)
     {
         // Create the current module scope
-        scope current_module(
-            (object(
-                ((borrowed_reference_t*)m)
-                ))
-            );
+        object m_obj(((borrowed_reference_t*)m));
+        scope current_module(m_obj);
         
         handle_exception(init_function);
     }