diff --git a/example/executor.cpp b/example/executor.cpp
index b9c91fbf..15c43804 100644
--- a/example/executor.cpp
+++ b/example/executor.cpp
@@ -111,25 +111,29 @@ int test_executor_adaptor()
         submit_some( ea2);
         ea2.underlying_executor().run_queued_closures();
       }
-#if ! defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES)
       // std::cout << BOOST_CONTEXTOF << std::endl;
-//      {
-//        boost::basic_thread_pool tp;
-//        boost::generic_serial_executor e1(tp);
-//        boost::generic_serial_executor e2 = e1;
-//      }
+      {
+        boost::basic_thread_pool tp;
+        boost::generic_serial_executor e1(tp);
+        boost::generic_serial_executor e2 = e1;
+      }
+      {
+        boost::basic_thread_pool ea1(4);
+        boost::generic_serial_executor ea2(ea1);
+        boost::executor_adaptor < boost::generic_serial_executor > ea3(ea2);
+        submit_some(ea3);
+      }
 //      {
 //        boost::basic_thread_pool ea1(4);
 //        boost::executor_adaptor < boost::generic_serial_executor > ea2(ea1);
 //        submit_some(ea2);
 //      }
-//        {
-//          boost::basic_thread_pool ea1(4);
-//          boost::generic_serial_executor ea2(ea1);
-//          boost::executor_adaptor < boost::generic_serial_executor > ea3(ea2);
-//          submit_some(ea3);
-//        }
-#endif
+//      {
+//        boost::basic_thread_pool ea1(4);
+//        boost::generic_serial_executor ea2(ea1);
+//        boost::executor_adaptor < boost::generic_serial_executor > ea3(ea2);
+//        submit_some(ea3);
+//      }
       // std::cout << BOOST_CONTEXTOF << std::endl;
       {
         boost::inline_executor e1;
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
index d03a31e0..ab943f3d 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ namespace executors
      * \b Throws: Whatever exception is thrown while initializing the needed resources.
      */
     basic_thread_pool(unsigned const thread_count = thread::hardware_concurrency()+1)
-    : pimpl(make_shared<shared_state>(thread_count))
+    //: pimpl(make_shared<shared_state>(thread_count)) // todo check why this doesn't works with C++03
+    : pimpl(new shared_state(thread_count))
     {
       pimpl->init();
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_serial_executor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_serial_executor.hpp
index 283915da..2c4aca07 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_serial_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_serial_executor.hpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace executors
     generic_serial_executor(Executor& ex,
         typename boost::disable_if<is_same<typename decay<Executor>::type, generic_serial_executor>,
           int* >::type =  (int*)0)
-    //: pimpl(make_shared<shared_state>(ex)) // // todo check why this doesn't works with C++03
+    //: pimpl(make_shared<shared_state>(ex)) // todo check why this doesn't works with C++03
     : pimpl(new shared_state(ex))
     {
     }