diff --git a/call_traits_test.cpp b/call_traits_test.cpp
index da41fd1..762d8b8 100644
--- a/call_traits_test.cpp
+++ b/call_traits_test.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ template struct call_traits_test<int[2], true>;
 unsigned int expected_failures = 10;
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
 unsigned int expected_failures = 2;
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+unsigned int expected_failures = 4;
 #else
 unsigned int expected_failures = 0;
 #endif
 
+
diff --git a/compressed_pair_test.cpp b/compressed_pair_test.cpp
index 4da8a91..cc03544 100644
--- a/compressed_pair_test.cpp
+++ b/compressed_pair_test.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ template compressed_pair<double, int[2]>::compressed_pair();
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 // can't handle both types empty:
-unsigned int expected_failures = 1;
+unsigned int expected_failures = 4;
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
 // no zero sized base classes:
 unsigned int expected_failures = 4;
@@ -159,3 +159,4 @@ unsigned int expected_failures = 0;
 
 
 
+