diff --git a/test/iterator_adaptor_cc.cpp b/test/iterator_adaptor_cc.cpp
index b02c824..cae2a5a 100644
--- a/test/iterator_adaptor_cc.cpp
+++ b/test/iterator_adaptor_cc.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ int main()
     boost::function_requires< boost::RandomAccessIteratorConcept<rev_iter> >();
     boost::function_requires< boost_concepts::InteroperableIteratorConcept<rev_iter, c_rev_iter> >();
   }
+
+    // Many compilers' builtin container iterators don't interoperate well, though
+    // STLport fixes that problem.
+#if defined(__SGI_STL_PORT)                                                             \
+    || !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, <= 2)                                                \
+    && !(BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, == 3) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC_MINOR__, <= 1))    \
+    && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x551))                          \
+    && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__LIBCOMO_VERSION__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(29))                      \
+    && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_DINKUMWARE_STDLIB, <= 1)
   {
     typedef boost::reverse_iterator<std::list<int>::iterator>       rev_iter;
     typedef boost::reverse_iterator<std::list<int>::const_iterator> c_rev_iter;
@@ -24,6 +33,7 @@ int main()
     boost::function_requires< boost::BidirectionalIteratorConcept<c_rev_iter> >();
     boost::function_requires< boost_concepts::InteroperableIteratorConcept<rev_iter, c_rev_iter> >();
   }
-
+#endif
+  
   return boost::exit_success;
 }