diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
index b31121af..440e8d5d 100644
--- a/Utils.h
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -413,8 +413,6 @@ public:
 	// Overloaded operators
 	T& operator *() const { assert(m_pType); return *m_pType; }
 	T* operator ->() const { assert(m_pType); return m_pType; }
-	bool operator ==(T* rhs) const { return (m_pType == rhs); }
-	bool operator ==(const CSmartPtr<T>& rhs) const { return (m_pType == *rhs); }
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Attach() to a raw pointer
@@ -508,5 +506,14 @@ private:
 	unsigned int*	m_puCount;	//!< Counter of how many CSmartPtr's are referencing the same raw pointer
 };
 
+template<typename T>
+bool operator ==(T* lhs, const CSmartPtr<T>& rhs) { return (lhs == rhs.GetPtr()); }
+
+template<typename T>
+bool operator ==(const CSmartPtr<T>& lhs, T* rhs) { return (lhs.GetPtr() == rhs); }
+
+template<typename T>
+bool operator ==(const CSmartPtr<T>& lhs, const CSmartPtr<T>& rhs) { return (lhs.GetPtr() == rhs.GetPtr()); }
+
 #endif // !_UTILS_H