diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
index ae67cc2..241d344 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void wf_impl_session_dispose_filesystems(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_impl_filesystem * filesystem = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_impl_filesystem, item);
+        struct wf_impl_filesystem * filesystem = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_impl_filesystem, item);
         wf_impl_filesystem_dispose(filesystem);
         
         item = next;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void wf_impl_session_onwritable(
     if (!wf_slist_empty(&session->messages))
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * item = wf_slist_remove_first(&session->messages);                
-        struct wf_message * message = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_message, item);
+        struct wf_message * message = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_message, item);
         lws_write(session->wsi, (unsigned char*) message->data, message->length, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
         wf_message_dispose(message);
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct wf_impl_filesystem * wf_impl_session_get_filesystem(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_impl_filesystem * filesystem = WF_CONTAINER_OF(session->filesystems.first, struct wf_impl_filesystem, item);
+        struct wf_impl_filesystem * filesystem = wf_container_of(session->filesystems.first, struct wf_impl_filesystem, item);
         if (wsi == filesystem->wsi)
         {
             result = filesystem;
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
index e93b6c7..c092a48 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void wf_impl_session_manager_cleanup(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_impl_session * session = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
+        struct wf_impl_session * session = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
         wf_impl_session_dispose(session);
 
         item = next;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct wf_impl_session * wf_impl_session_manager_get(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_impl_session * current = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
+        struct wf_impl_session * current = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
 
         if (wf_impl_session_contains_wsi(current, wsi)) {
             session = current;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void wf_impl_session_manager_remove(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_impl_session * session = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
+        struct wf_impl_session * session = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_impl_session, item);
         if (wsi == session->wsi)
         {
             wf_slist_remove_after(&manager->sessions, prev);
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/core/container_of.h b/lib/webfuse/core/container_of.h
index fa51a26..d22bc34 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/core/container_of.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/core/container_of.h
@@ -7,7 +7,15 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #endif
 
-#define WF_CONTAINER_OF(pointer, type, member) \
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define wf_container_of(pointer, type, member) \
+    ({ \
+        const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) * __member = (pointer); \
+        (type *)( (char *)__member - offsetof(type, member) ); \
+    })
+#else
+#define wf_container_of(pointer, type, member) \
     (type *)  (((char *) pointer) - offsetof(type, member))
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/core/message_queue.c b/lib/webfuse/core/message_queue.c
index 3853f44..b9eb715 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/core/message_queue.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/core/message_queue.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void wf_message_queue_cleanup(
     while (NULL != item)
     {
         struct wf_slist_item * next = item->next;
-        struct wf_message * message = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_message, item);
+        struct wf_message * message = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_message, item);
         wf_message_dispose(message);
         item = next;
     }
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/provider/impl/client_protocol.c b/lib/webfuse/provider/impl/client_protocol.c
index a5dd360..788c314 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/provider/impl/client_protocol.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/provider/impl/client_protocol.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int wfp_impl_client_protocol_callback(
 			if ((wsi == protocol->wsi) && (!wf_slist_empty(&protocol->messages)))
 			{                
                 struct wf_slist_item * item = wf_slist_remove_first(&protocol->messages);
-				struct wf_message * message = WF_CONTAINER_OF(item, struct wf_message, item);
+				struct wf_message * message = wf_container_of(item, struct wf_message, item);
 				lws_write(wsi, (unsigned char*) message->data, message->length, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
 				wf_message_dispose(message);
 
diff --git a/test/test_container_of.cc b/test/test_container_of.cc
index 91a96ef..900e180 100644
--- a/test/test_container_of.cc
+++ b/test/test_container_of.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TEST(ContainerOf, FirstMember)
     MyStruct my_struct = {23, 42};
 
     int * first = &my_struct.first;
-    ASSERT_EQ(&my_struct, WF_CONTAINER_OF(first, MyStruct, first));
+    ASSERT_EQ(&my_struct, wf_container_of(first, MyStruct, first));
 }
 
 TEST(ContainerOf, SecondMember)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ TEST(ContainerOf, SecondMember)
     MyStruct my_struct = {23, 42};
 
     int * second = &my_struct.second;
-    ASSERT_EQ(&my_struct, WF_CONTAINER_OF(second, MyStruct, second));
+    ASSERT_EQ(&my_struct, wf_container_of(second, MyStruct, second));
 }
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