diff --git a/include/rcp.h b/include/rcp.h
index 285a6b6..d5314dd 100644
--- a/include/rcp.h
+++ b/include/rcp.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-#define rcp_root() \
+#define rcp_root(classname) \
     public: \
         void rcp_inc() const \
         { \
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ public:
             } \
         } \
     private: \
-        mutable std::atomic<int> ref_count{0}
+        mutable std::atomic<int> ref_count{0}; \
+    rcp_managed(classname)
 
 #define rcp_managed(classname) \
     public: \
diff --git a/test/tests.cpp b/test/tests.cpp
index 4d4be44..ded36b2 100644
--- a/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ static int myderived_destruct;
 
 class MyBase
 {
-    rcp_root();
-    rcp_managed(MyBase);
+    rcp_root(MyBase);
 
 protected:
     MyBase(int x, int y)