diff --git a/cpp/type/tuple.hpp.erb b/cpp/type/tuple.hpp.erb
index 0105febd..d8ddbcd6 100644
--- a/cpp/type/tuple.hpp.erb
+++ b/cpp/type/tuple.hpp.erb
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct tuple_type<const T&> {
 	typedef const T& transparent_reference;
 };
 
-
 <%0.upto(GENERATION_LIMIT) {|i|%>
 <%0.upto(i) {|j|%>
 template <typename A0<%1.upto(i) {|k|%>, typename A<%=k%><%}%>>
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ private:
 <%}%>
 <%}%>
 
-
 <%0.upto(GENERATION_LIMIT) {|i|%>
 <%0.upto(i) {|j|%>
 template <typename A0<%1.upto(i) {|k|%>, typename A<%=k%><%}%>>
@@ -91,16 +89,6 @@ private:
 <%}%>
 <%}%>
 
-
-<%0.upto(GENERATION_LIMIT) {|i|%>
-template <typename A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, typename A<%=j%><%}%>>
-tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>> make_tuple(typename tuple_type<A0>::transparent_reference a0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, typename tuple_type<A<%=j%>>::transparent_reference a<%=j%><%}%>)
-{
-	return tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>>(a0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, a<%=j%><%}%>);
-}
-<%}%>
-
-
 template <>
 struct tuple<> {
 	typedef tuple<> value_type;
@@ -122,6 +110,18 @@ struct tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>> {
 };
 <%}%>
 
+inline tuple<> make_tuple()
+{
+	return tuple<>();
+}
+<%0.upto(GENERATION_LIMIT) {|i|%>
+template <typename A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, typename A<%=j%><%}%>>
+tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>> make_tuple(typename tuple_type<A0>::transparent_reference a0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, typename tuple_type<A<%=j%>>::transparent_reference a<%=j%><%}%>)
+{
+	return tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>>(a0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, a<%=j%><%}%>);
+}
+<%}%>
+
 }  // namespace type
 
 
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ type::tuple<A0<%1.upto(i) {|j|%>, A<%=j%><%}%>>& operator>> (
 }
 <%}%>
 
-
 template <typename Stream>
 const packer<Stream>& operator<< (
 		packer<Stream>& o,
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ const packer<Stream>& operator<< (
 }
 <%}%>
 
-
 }  // namespace msgpack
 
 #endif /* msgpack/type/tuple.hpp */