diff --git a/src/uvw/tty.hpp b/src/uvw/tty.hpp
index 2a7ecc24..66d4ed3f 100644
--- a/src/uvw/tty.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/tty.hpp
@@ -13,34 +13,16 @@
 namespace uvw {
 
 
-namespace details {
-
-
-template<std::size_t FD>
-struct FileDescriptor;
-
-template<> struct FileDescriptor<0> { };
-template<> struct FileDescriptor<1> { };
-template<> struct FileDescriptor<2> { };
-
-}
-
-
 class TTY final: public Stream<TTY> {
-    template<std::size_t FD>
     explicit TTY(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref,
-                 details::FileDescriptor<FD>,
+                 FileDescriptor desc,
                  bool readable)
         : Stream{HandleType<uv_tty_t>{}, std::move(ref)},
-          fd{FD},
+          fd{static_cast<FileDescriptor::Type>(desc)},
           rw{readable ? 1 : 0}
     { }
 
 public:
-    static constexpr auto STDIN = details::FileDescriptor<0>{};
-    static constexpr auto STDOUT = details::FileDescriptor<1>{};
-    static constexpr auto STDERR = details::FileDescriptor<2>{};
-
     enum class Mode: unsigned short int { NORMAL, RAW, IO };
 
     template<typename... Args>
@@ -89,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    uv_file fd;
+    FileDescriptor::Type fd;
     int rw;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/util.hpp b/src/uvw/util.hpp
index 7dee92d1..a3b6b843 100644
--- a/src/uvw/util.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/util.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <utility>
@@ -67,6 +68,23 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+struct FileDescriptor {
+    using Type = uv_file;
+
+    constexpr FileDescriptor(Type desc): fd{desc} { }
+
+    constexpr operator Type() const noexcept { return fd; }
+
+private:
+    const Type fd;
+};
+
+
+static constexpr auto STDIN = FileDescriptor{0};
+static constexpr auto STDOUT = FileDescriptor{1};
+static constexpr auto STDERR = FileDescriptor{2};
+
+
 /**
  * See Boost/Mutant idiom:
  *     https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/More_C%2B%2B_Idioms/Boost_mutant