diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorBase.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorBase.h
index 73bfac40e..c50d9ce55 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorBase.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorBase.h
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ class TensorBase<Derived, ReadOnlyAccessors>
     EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const Derived& derived() const { return *static_cast<const Derived*>(this); }
 };
 
-template<typename Derived>
-class TensorBase<Derived, WriteAccessors> : public TensorBase<Derived, ReadOnlyAccessors> {
+template<typename Derived, int AccessLevel = internal::accessors_level<Derived>::value>
+class TensorBase : public TensorBase<Derived, ReadOnlyAccessors> {
  public:
     typedef internal::traits<Derived> DerivedTraits;
     typedef typename DerivedTraits::Scalar Scalar;
diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForwardDeclarations.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForwardDeclarations.h
index f35275ffb..490ddd8bd 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForwardDeclarations.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorForwardDeclarations.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ template<typename Scalar_, int NumIndices_, int Options_ = 0, typename IndexType
 template<typename Scalar_, typename Dimensions, int Options_ = 0, typename IndexType = DenseIndex> class TensorFixedSize;
 template<typename PlainObjectType, int Options_ = Unaligned> class TensorMap;
 template<typename PlainObjectType> class TensorRef;
-template<typename Derived, int AccessLevel = internal::accessors_level<Derived>::value> class TensorBase;
+template<typename Derived, int AccessLevel> class TensorBase;
 
 template<typename NullaryOp, typename PlainObjectType> class TensorCwiseNullaryOp;
 template<typename UnaryOp, typename XprType> class TensorCwiseUnaryOp;