diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/RWMutexStarveTest.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/RWMutexStarveTest.cpp
index ca04e6e..8042d49 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/RWMutexStarveTest.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/RWMutexStarveTest.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 class Locker : public Runnable
 {
 protected:
-  Locker(shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock, bool writer) :
+  Locker(boost::shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock, bool writer) :
     rwlock_(rwlock), writer_(writer),
     started_(false), gotLock_(false), signaled_(false) { }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   void signal() { signaled_ = true; }
 
 protected:
-  shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock_;
+  boost::shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock_;
   bool writer_;
   volatile bool started_;
   volatile bool gotLock_;
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@
 class Reader : public Locker
 {
 public:
-  Reader(shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock) : Locker(rwlock, false) { }
+  Reader(boost::shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock) : Locker(rwlock, false) { }
 };
 
 class Writer : public Locker
 {
 public:
-  Writer(shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock) : Locker(rwlock, true) { }
+  Writer(boost::shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock) : Locker(rwlock, true) { }
 };
 
 void test_starve(PosixThreadFactory::POLICY policy)
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@
   PosixThreadFactory factory(policy);
   factory.setDetached(false);
 
-  shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock(new NoStarveReadWriteMutex());
+  boost::shared_ptr<ReadWriteMutex> rwlock(new NoStarveReadWriteMutex());
 
-  shared_ptr<Reader> reader1(new Reader(rwlock));
-  shared_ptr<Reader> reader2(new Reader(rwlock));
-  shared_ptr<Writer> writer(new Writer(rwlock));
+  boost::shared_ptr<Reader> reader1(new Reader(rwlock));
+  boost::shared_ptr<Reader> reader2(new Reader(rwlock));
+  boost::shared_ptr<Writer> writer(new Writer(rwlock));
 
-  shared_ptr<Thread> treader1 = factory.newThread(reader1);
-  shared_ptr<Thread> treader2 = factory.newThread(reader2);
-  shared_ptr<Thread> twriter = factory.newThread(writer);
+  boost::shared_ptr<Thread> treader1 = factory.newThread(reader1);
+  boost::shared_ptr<Thread> treader2 = factory.newThread(reader2);
+  boost::shared_ptr<Thread> twriter = factory.newThread(writer);
 
   // launch a reader and make sure he has the lock
   treader1->start();