diff -bu ./lib/Class/Tiny.pm~ ./lib/Class/Tiny.pm
--- ./lib/Class/Tiny.pm~	2017-05-15 10:11:53.000000000 +0200
+++ ./lib/Class/Tiny.pm	2017-05-15 10:11:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 # adapted from Object::Tiny and Object::Tiny::RW
 sub create_attributes {
     my ( $class, $pkg, @spec ) = @_;
+    BEGIN { strict->unimport('hashpairs') if $] >= 5.027 and $^V =~ /c$/; }
     my %defaults = map { ref $_ eq 'HASH' ? %$_ : ( $_ => undef ) } @spec;
     my @attr = grep {
         defined and !ref and /^[^\W\d]\w*$/s