diff --git a/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_de.rs b/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_de.rs
index 545ac3ae4..d26192d2f 100644
--- a/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_de.rs
+++ b/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_de.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn struct_de(input: &ItemStruct, cratename: Ident) -> syn::Result<TokenStrea
     if let Some(method_ident) = init_method {
         Ok(quote! {
             impl #impl_generics #cratename::de::BorshDeserialize for #name #ty_generics #where_clause {
-                fn deserialize(buf: &mut &[u8]) ->  core::result::Result<Self, #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
+                fn deserialize(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> ::core::result::Result<Self, #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
                     let mut return_value = #return_value;
                     return_value.#method_ident();
                     Ok(return_value)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn struct_de(input: &ItemStruct, cratename: Ident) -> syn::Result<TokenStrea
     } else {
         Ok(quote! {
             impl #impl_generics #cratename::de::BorshDeserialize for #name #ty_generics #where_clause {
-                fn deserialize(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> core::result::Result<Self, #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
+                fn deserialize(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> ::core::result::Result<Self, #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
                     Ok(#return_value)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_ser.rs b/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_ser.rs
index 2e118b878..ea3ab955b 100644
--- a/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_ser.rs
+++ b/borsh-derive-internal/src/struct_ser.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn struct_ser(input: &ItemStruct, cratename: Ident) -> syn::Result<TokenStre
     }
     Ok(quote! {
         impl #impl_generics #cratename::ser::BorshSerialize for #name #ty_generics #where_clause {
-            fn serialize<W: #cratename::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<(), #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
+            fn serialize<W: #cratename::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> ::core::result::Result<(), #cratename::maybestd::io::Error> {
                 #body
                 Ok(())
             }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ mod tests {
                 u64: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize,
                 String: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize
             {
-                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
+                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> ::core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.x, writer)?;
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.y, writer)?;
                     Ok(())
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ mod tests {
                 HashMap<K, V>: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize,
                 String: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize
             {
-                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
+                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> ::core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.x, writer)?;
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.y, writer)?;
                     Ok(())
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ mod tests {
                 HashMap<K, V>: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize,
                 String: borsh::ser::BorshSerialize
             {
-                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
+                fn serialize<W: borsh::maybestd::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> ::core::result::Result<(), borsh::maybestd::io::Error> {
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.x, writer)?;
                     borsh::BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.y, writer)?;
                     Ok(())
diff --git a/borsh/tests/test_macro_namespace_collisions.rs b/borsh/tests/test_macro_namespace_collisions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a035350cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/borsh/tests/test_macro_namespace_collisions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Borsh macros should not collide with the local modules:
+// https://github.com/near/borsh-rs/issues/11
+mod std {}
+mod core {}
+
+#[derive(borsh::BorshSerialize, borsh::BorshDeserialize)]
+struct A;