diff --git a/iceoryx_utils/include/iceoryx_utils/internal/relocatable_pointer/base_relocatable_ptr.hpp b/iceoryx_utils/include/iceoryx_utils/internal/relocatable_pointer/base_relocatable_ptr.hpp
index 99ac9d916a..efeacb8e53 100644
--- a/iceoryx_utils/include/iceoryx_utils/internal/relocatable_pointer/base_relocatable_ptr.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_utils/include/iceoryx_utils/internal/relocatable_pointer/base_relocatable_ptr.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace rp
 class BaseRelocatablePointer
 {
     template <typename T>
-    friend class relocatable_ptr;
+    friend class RelocatablePointer;
 
   public:
     using offset_t = std::ptrdiff_t;