diff --git a/m-deque.h b/m-deque.h
index 2705dd81..278ec8f9 100644
--- a/m-deque.h
+++ b/m-deque.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
    USAGE: DEQUE_DEF(name, type [, oplist_of_the_type]) */
 #define DEQUE_DEF(name, ...)                                            \
   DEQUEI_DEF(M_IF_NARGS_EQ1(__VA_ARGS__)                                \
-             ((name, __VA_ARGS__, M_DEFAULT_OPLIST, M_C(name,_t), M_C(name,_it_t), M_C(name, _node_t) ), \
-              (name, __VA_ARGS__,                   M_C(name,_t), M_C(name,_it_t), M_C(name, _node_t) )))
+  ((name, __VA_ARGS__, M_GLOBAL_OPLIST_OR_DEF(__VA_ARGS__), M_C(name,_t), M_C(name,_it_t), M_C(name, _node_t) ), \
+   (name, __VA_ARGS__,                                      M_C(name,_t), M_C(name,_it_t), M_C(name, _node_t))))
 
 
 /* Define the oplist of a deque of a type.