diff --git a/include/boost/get_pointer.hpp b/include/boost/get_pointer.hpp
index b27b98a..5e38832 100644
--- a/include/boost/get_pointer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/get_pointer.hpp
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ template<class T> T * get_pointer(T * p)
 
 // get_pointer(shared_ptr<T> const & p) has been moved to shared_ptr.hpp
 
+#if !defined( BOOST_NO_AUTO_PTR )
+
 template<class T> T * get_pointer(std::auto_ptr<T> const& p)
 {
     return p.get();
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_SMART_PTR )
 
 template<class T> T * get_pointer( std::unique_ptr<T> const& p )