diff --git a/include/jsoncons/json_input_handler.hpp b/include/jsoncons/json_input_handler.hpp
index c9199ef773..d0804c8ca8 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons/json_input_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons/json_input_handler.hpp
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ class basic_null_json_input_handler : public basic_json_input_handler<CharT>
 typedef basic_json_input_handler<char> json_input_handler;
 typedef basic_json_input_handler<wchar_t> wjson_input_handler;
 
-typedef basic_null_json_input_handler<char> empty_json_input_handler;
-typedef basic_null_json_input_handler<wchar_t> wempty_json_input_handler;
+typedef basic_null_json_input_handler<char> null_json_input_handler;
+typedef basic_null_json_input_handler<wchar_t> wnull_json_input_handler;
 
 }