diff --git a/include/boost/asio/placeholders.hpp b/include/boost/asio/placeholders.hpp
index 69968753..6a35690b 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/placeholders.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/placeholders.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ unspecified bytes_transferred;
 /// boost::asio::basic_resolver::resolve.
 unspecified iterator;
 
-#elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
+#elif defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__GNUC__)
 
 inline boost::arg<1> error()
 {