diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index 7e49724d..b9f6b3a4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 namespace spdlog {
 
 // Default logger factory-  creates synchronous loggers
-struct default_factory
+struct create_sync
 {
     template<typename Sink, typename... SinkArgs>
 
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct default_factory
     }
 };
 
+using default_factory = create_sync;
+
 // Create and register a logger with a templated sink type
 // The logger's level, formatter and flush level will be set according the global settings.
 // Example: