diff --git a/src/basic_oserializer.cpp b/src/basic_oserializer.cpp
index 19d28bb4..17188bf1 100644
--- a/src/basic_oserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/basic_oserializer.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace detail {
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(BOOST_PP_EMPTY()) 
 basic_oserializer::basic_oserializer(
-        const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & type_
+        const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & eti
 ) :
-    basic_serializer(type_), 
+    basic_serializer(eti), 
     bpos(NULL)
 {}
 
diff --git a/src/basic_pointer_iserializer.cpp b/src/basic_pointer_iserializer.cpp
index 0a135bbe..fac766fd 100644
--- a/src/basic_pointer_iserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/basic_pointer_iserializer.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace detail {
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(BOOST_PP_EMPTY()) 
 basic_pointer_iserializer::basic_pointer_iserializer(
-    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & type_
+    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & eti
 ) :
-    basic_serializer(type_)
+    basic_serializer(eti)
 {}
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(BOOST_PP_EMPTY()) 
diff --git a/src/basic_pointer_oserializer.cpp b/src/basic_pointer_oserializer.cpp
index 9cad5a38..9e9f1dd1 100644
--- a/src/basic_pointer_oserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/basic_pointer_oserializer.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace detail {
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(BOOST_PP_EMPTY()) 
 basic_pointer_oserializer::basic_pointer_oserializer(
-    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & type_
+    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & eti
 ) :
-    basic_serializer(type_)
+    basic_serializer(eti)
 {}
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(BOOST_PP_EMPTY()) 
diff --git a/src/basic_serializer_map.cpp b/src/basic_serializer_map.cpp
index a2e634d5..b2c95aaf 100644
--- a/src/basic_serializer_map.cpp
+++ b/src/basic_serializer_map.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public:
 
 BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL(const basic_serializer *) 
 basic_serializer_map::tfind(
-    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & type_
+    const boost::serialization::extended_type_info & eti
 ) const {
-    const basic_serializer_arg bs(type_);
+    const basic_serializer_arg bs(eti);
     map_type::const_iterator it;
     it = map.find(& bs);
     if(it == map.end())
diff --git a/src/extended_type_info_typeid.cpp b/src/extended_type_info_typeid.cpp
index 8362825b..78dd9f61 100644
--- a/src/extended_type_info_typeid.cpp
+++ b/src/extended_type_info_typeid.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace detail {
 BOOST_SERIALIZATION_DECL(bool)
 extended_type_info_typeid_0::less_than(const extended_type_info &rhs) const
 {
-    return 0 != get_type().before(
-        static_cast<const extended_type_info_typeid_0 &>(rhs).get_type()
+    return 0 != get_eti().before(
+        static_cast<const extended_type_info_typeid_0 &>(rhs).get_eti()
     );
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class extended_type_info_typeid_arg :
 {
 private:
     const std::type_info & ti;
-    virtual const std::type_info &get_type() const
+    virtual const std::type_info &get_eti() const
     {
         return ti;
     }