diff --git a/include/boost/pending/property.hpp b/include/boost/pending/property.hpp
index 148f9169..25cc1cea 100644
--- a/include/boost/pending/property.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/pending/property.hpp
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 #define BOOST_PROPERTY_HPP
 
 #include <boost/pending/ct_if.hpp>
+
+#if ! BOOST_WORKAROUND (__GNUC__, < 3)
 // Wierd, I get compilation errors if the following include is
 // removed, but it shouldn't be needed. Some kind of strange
 // include dependency in the serialization library.
 #include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp>
 #include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace boost {
 
@@ -22,8 +25,10 @@ namespace boost {
     enum { num = 0 };
     typedef void kind;
 
+#if ! BOOST_WORKAROUND (__GNUC__, < 3)
     template<class Archive>
     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { }  
+#endif
   };
   template <class Tag, class T, class Base = no_property>
   struct property : public Base {
@@ -38,11 +43,15 @@ namespace boost {
     property(const T& v) : m_value(v) { }
     property(const T& v, const Base& b) : Base(b), m_value(v) { }
     // copy constructor and assignment operator will be generated by compiler
+
+#if ! BOOST_WORKAROUND (__GNUC__, < 3)
     template<class Archive>
     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) {
       ar & boost::serialization::base_object<Base>(*this);
       ar & m_value;
     }  
+#endif
+
     T m_value;
   };