diff --git a/btree.h b/btree.h
index 49a74c4..c7a977a 100644
--- a/btree.h
+++ b/btree.h
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ class btree : public Params::key_compare {
   typedef std::reverse_iterator<iterator> reverse_iterator;
 
   typedef typename Params::allocator_type allocator_type;
-  typedef typename allocator_type::template rebind<char>::other
+  typedef typename std::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::template rebind_alloc<char>
     internal_allocator_type;
 
  public: