diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp
index 6f0168c2..89c67513 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     private:
         size_type size_;
         array_type data_;
-        const static indirect_array all_;
+        static const indirect_array all_;
     };
 
     template<class A>
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage_sparse.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage_sparse.hpp
index 49686f0d..7c91164d 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage_sparse.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/storage_sparse.hpp
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     private:
         // Provide destroy as a non member function
         BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE
-        void static static_destroy (reference p) {
+        static void static_destroy (reference p) {
             (&p) -> ~value_type ();
         }
         ALLOC alloc_;