diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index d61dcd5c7e..c889dc4169 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ struct enum_base {
                               + "\" already exists!");
         }
 
-        entries[name] = std::make_pair(value, doc);
+        entries[name] = pybind11::make_tuple(value, doc);
         m_base.attr(std::move(name)) = std::move(value);
     }