diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index bdcc8f7..510db53 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ project : requirements
   <warnings>extra
   <toolset>msvc:<warnings-as-errors>on
   <toolset>clang:<warnings-as-errors>on
-  <toolset>gcc:<warnings-as-errors>on ;
+  <toolset>gcc:<warnings-as-errors>on
+  <toolset>gcc-4.4:<cxxflags>-Wno-sign-compare ;
 
 local warning-as-errors-off =
     "-<toolset>msvc:<warnings-as-errors>on"