--- a/src/metadata.hpp
+++ b/src/metadata.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ namespace zmq
     {
         public:
 
+#ifdef __UCLIBCXX_MAJOR__
+            typedef std::map <std::string, std::string> dict_t;
+#else
             typedef std::map <std::string, const std::string> dict_t;
+#endif
 
             metadata_t (const dict_t &dict);
             virtual ~metadata_t ();
--- a/src/stream_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/stream_engine.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ void zmq::stream_engine_t::plug (io_thread_t *io_thread_,
             //  Compile metadata.
             typedef metadata_t::dict_t properties_t;
             properties_t properties;
+#ifdef __UCLIBCXX_MAJOR__
+            properties.insert(std::make_pair<std::string, std::string>("Peer-Address", peer_address));
+#else
             properties.insert(std::make_pair("Peer-Address", peer_address));
+#endif
             zmq_assert (metadata == NULL);
             metadata = new (std::nothrow) metadata_t (properties);
         }
@@ -824,7 +828,11 @@ void zmq::stream_engine_t::mechanism_ready ()
 
     //  If we have a peer_address, add it to metadata
     if (!peer_address.empty()) {
+#ifdef __UCLIBCXX_MAJOR__
+        properties.insert(std::make_pair<std::string, std::string>("Peer-Address", peer_address));
+#else
         properties.insert(std::make_pair("Peer-Address", peer_address));
+#endif
     }
 
     //  Add ZAP properties.