diff --git a/include/boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp b/include/boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp
index 6eda62ea..06071c1f 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # ifdef _AIX
 # include <boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp>
 # include <cstdio>
+# ifdef __KCC
+#  include <iostream> // this works around a problem in KCC 4.0f
+# endif 
 
 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {