diff --git a/include/rexy/binary_base.hpp b/include/rexy/binary_base.hpp
index 840bfdc..669462f 100644
--- a/include/rexy/binary_base.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/binary_base.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 
 	};
 	template<class Allocator>
-	class basic_binary : private detail::hasallocator<Allocator>, public binary_base
+	class basic_binary : protected detail::hasallocator<Allocator>, public binary_base
 	{
 	public:
 		using allocator_type = Allocator;
diff --git a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
index 1832c26..31ebabc 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 
 	//Supplies all functions that string_base can't implement
 	template<class Allocator>
-	class basic_string : private detail::hasallocator<Allocator>, public string_base
+	class basic_string : protected detail::hasallocator<Allocator>, public string_base
 	{
 	public:
 		using allocator_type = Allocator;