diff --git a/include/rcp.h b/include/rcp.h
index f46b27b..5912a2a 100644
--- a/include/rcp.h
+++ b/include/rcp.h
@@ -276,21 +276,21 @@ rcp<T> rcp_dynamic_cast(rcp<U> && other)
 
 #define rcp_managed_root(classname) \
     private: \
-        mutable std::atomic<int> ref_count{0}; \
+        mutable std::atomic<int> rcp_ref_count{0}; \
         void rcp_inc() const \
         { \
-            ref_count.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); \
+            rcp_ref_count.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); \
         } \
         void rcp_dec() const \
         { \
-            if (ref_count.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel) == 1) \
+            if (rcp_ref_count.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel) == 1) \
             { \
                 delete this; \
             } \
         } \
         int rcp_count() const \
         { \
-            return ref_count.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); \
+            return rcp_ref_count.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); \
         } \
         template <typename T> friend class rcp; \
     rcp_managed(classname)