diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/config.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/config.hpp
index 833b2953..1d2069ea 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/config.hpp
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ namespace std {
 // 8.x
 #if __MWERKS__ <= 0x3003
 #define BOOST_UBLAS_NO_MEMBER_FRIENDS
+// Problems with basic_stream imbue
+#define BOOST_UBLAS_USE_STREAM
 // Base traits templates syntax untested
 #define BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ITERATOR_BASE_TRAITS
 #endif