diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/banded.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/banded.hpp
index ef870939..18da3335 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/banded.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/banded.hpp
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, class A>
-    typename banded_matrix<T, L, A>::const_value_type banded_matrix<T, L, A>::zero_ (0);
+    typename banded_matrix<T, L, A>::const_value_type banded_matrix<T, L, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Diagonal matrix class
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     template<class M>
     typename banded_adaptor<M>::matrix_type banded_adaptor<M>::nil_;
     template<class M>
-    typename banded_adaptor<M>::const_value_type banded_adaptor<M>::zero_ (0);
+    typename banded_adaptor<M>::const_value_type banded_adaptor<M>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
     // Diagonal matrix adaptor class
     template<class M>
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix_sparse.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix_sparse.hpp
index 3700596d..2fd56249 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix_sparse.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix_sparse.hpp
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, class A>
-    const typename mapped_matrix<T, L, A>::value_type mapped_matrix<T, L, A>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename mapped_matrix<T, L, A>::value_type mapped_matrix<T, L, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Vector index map based sparse matrix class
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, class A>
-    const typename mapped_vector_of_mapped_vector<T, L, A>::value_type mapped_vector_of_mapped_vector<T, L, A>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename mapped_vector_of_mapped_vector<T, L, A>::value_type mapped_vector_of_mapped_vector<T, L, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Comperssed array based sparse matrix class
@@ -3790,7 +3790,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, std::size_t IB, class IA, class TA>
-    const typename compressed_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::value_type compressed_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename compressed_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::value_type compressed_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Coordinate array based sparse matrix class
@@ -5116,7 +5116,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, std::size_t IB, class IA, class TA>
-    const typename coordinate_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::value_type coordinate_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename coordinate_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::value_type coordinate_matrix<T, L, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 }}}
 
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp
index 1ac5d647..f583c12d 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class TRI, class L, class A>
-    const typename triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::value_type triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::value_type triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
     template<class T, class TRI, class L, class A>
     const typename triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::value_type triangular_matrix<T, TRI, L, A>::one_ (1);
 
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     template<class M, class TRI>
     typename triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::matrix_type triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::nil_;
     template<class M, class TRI>
-    const typename triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::value_type triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::value_type triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::zero_ /*zero*/();
     template<class M, class TRI>
     const typename triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::value_type triangular_adaptor<M, TRI>::one_ (1);
 
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_of_vector.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_of_vector.hpp
index 3ae95edc..9a75c9c9 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_of_vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_of_vector.hpp
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class L, class A>
-    const typename generalized_vector_of_vector<T, L, A>::value_type generalized_vector_of_vector<T, L, A>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename generalized_vector_of_vector<T, L, A>::value_type generalized_vector_of_vector<T, L, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 }}}
 
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_sparse.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_sparse.hpp
index af2a8763..4fcb5464 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_sparse.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector_sparse.hpp
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, class A>
-    const typename mapped_vector<T, A>::value_type mapped_vector<T, A>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename mapped_vector<T, A>::value_type mapped_vector<T, A>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Compressed array based sparse vector class
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, std::size_t IB, class IA, class TA>
-    const typename compressed_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::value_type compressed_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename compressed_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::value_type compressed_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 
     // Coordimate array based sparse vector class
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
     template<class T, std::size_t IB, class IA, class TA>
-    const typename coordinate_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::value_type coordinate_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ (0);
+    const typename coordinate_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::value_type coordinate_vector<T, IB, IA, TA>::zero_ /*zero*/();
 
 }}}