diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h b/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
index 3273a85af1f0de467253d779596108520951eddc..c83e55577debb78b1505cf373a0f4cf9d7ae2753 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ class LLCopyOnWritePointer : public LLPointer<Type>
 {
 public:
 	typedef LLCopyOnWritePointer<Type> self_t;
-
+    typedef LLPointer<Type> pointer_t;
+    
 	LLCopyOnWritePointer() 
 	{}
 
@@ -185,14 +186,14 @@ class LLCopyOnWritePointer : public LLPointer<Type>
 	Type* write()
 	{
 		makeUnique();
-		return mPointer;
+		return pointer_t::mPointer;
 	}
 
 	void makeUnique()
 	{
-		if (LLPointer<Type>::notNull() && mPointer->getNumRefs() > 1)
+		if (pointer_t::notNull() && pointer_t::mPointer->getNumRefs() > 1)
 		{
-			*(LLPointer<Type>*)(this) = new Type(*mPointer);
+			*(pointer_t*)(this) = new Type(*pointer_t::mPointer);
 		}
 	}
 };