diff --git a/test/hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp b/test/hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp
index 64af482..c31c56b 100644
--- a/test/hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp
+++ b/test/hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ int main()
 
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_VERSION) && _LIBCPP_VERSION >= 160000
+// std::char_traits<Ch> is deprecated for non-char types
+#else
     BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_FALSE(( hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash<std::basic_string<my_char> > > ));
+#endif
 
     return boost::report_errors();
 }