diff --git a/paddle/fluid/platform/place.h b/paddle/fluid/platform/place.h
index daa70e943ded1909785458833349e4f8091847d1..4e7e157e3e2b4c021b5f09d3483bf41782a5ae8d 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/platform/place.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/platform/place.h
@@ -76,7 +76,24 @@ struct IsCUDAPinnedPlace : public boost::static_visitor<bool> {
   bool operator()(const CUDAPinnedPlace &cuda_pinned) const { return true; }
 };
 
-typedef boost::variant<CUDAPlace, CPUPlace, CUDAPinnedPlace> Place;
+class Place : public boost::variant<CUDAPlace, CPUPlace, CUDAPinnedPlace> {
+ private:
+  using PlaceBase = boost::variant<CUDAPlace, CPUPlace, CUDAPinnedPlace>;
+
+ public:
+  Place() = default;
+  Place(const CPUPlace &cpu_place) : PlaceBase(cpu_place) {}     // NOLINT
+  Place(const CUDAPlace &cuda_place) : PlaceBase(cuda_place) {}  // NOLINT
+  Place(const CUDAPinnedPlace &cuda_pinned_place)                // NOLINT
+      : PlaceBase(cuda_pinned_place) {}
+
+  bool operator<(const Place &place) const {
+    return PlaceBase::operator<(static_cast<const PlaceBase &>(place));
+  }
+  bool operator==(const Place &place) const {
+    return PlaceBase::operator==(static_cast<const PlaceBase &>(place));
+  }
+};
 
 using PlaceList = std::vector<Place>;