diff --git a/xpcom/glue/nsClassHashtable.h b/xpcom/glue/nsClassHashtable.h
index b995037cbfee..0687f7437d3b 100644
--- a/xpcom/glue/nsClassHashtable.h
+++ b/xpcom/glue/nsClassHashtable.h
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ template<class KeyClass,class T>
 T*
 nsClassHashtable<KeyClass,T>::Get(KeyType aKey) const
 {
-  typename nsBaseHashtable<KeyClass,nsAutoPtr<T>,T*>::EntryType* ent =
-    GetEntry(aKey);
+  typename base_type::EntryType* ent = this->GetEntry(aKey);
 
   if (!ent)
     return NULL;
diff --git a/xpcom/glue/nsInterfaceHashtable.h b/xpcom/glue/nsInterfaceHashtable.h
index f00cf9324186..5e9617b454d1 100644
--- a/xpcom/glue/nsInterfaceHashtable.h
+++ b/xpcom/glue/nsInterfaceHashtable.h
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ template<class KeyClass, class Interface>
 already_AddRefed<Interface>
 nsInterfaceHashtable<KeyClass,Interface>::Get(KeyType aKey) const
 {
-  typename nsBaseHashtable<KeyClass, nsCOMPtr<Interface>, Interface*>::EntryType* ent =
-    GetEntry(aKey);
+  typename base_type::EntryType* ent = this->GetEntry(aKey);
   if (!ent)
     return NULL;