diff --git a/example/Jamfile b/example/Jamfile
index 1040b8f..5370c9e 100644
--- a/example/Jamfile
+++ b/example/Jamfile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 # file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
+project : requirements <library>/boost/exception//boost_exception ;
+
 exe example_io : example_io.cpp ;
 obj error_info_1 : error_info_1.cpp ;
 obj error_info_2 : error_info_2.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 0374f1b..02225ff 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import testing ;
 
+project : requirements <library>/boost/exception//boost_exception ;
+
 #to_string
 
 run is_output_streamable_test.cpp ;