diff --git a/include/boost/ref.hpp b/include/boost/ref.hpp
index c7e23ca..e45dd17 100644
--- a/include/boost/ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/ref.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # endif
 
 # include <boost/config.hpp>
+# include <boost/utility/addressof.hpp>
 
 //
 //  ref.hpp - ref/cref, useful helper functions
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ template<class T> class reference_wrapper
 public:
     typedef T type;
 
-    explicit reference_wrapper(T& t): t_(&t) {}
+    explicit reference_wrapper(T& t): t_(addressof(t)) {}
 
     operator T& () const { return *t_; }