diff --git a/hash/test/hash_type_index_test.cpp b/hash/test/hash_type_index_test.cpp
index 7892918..917bca9 100644
--- a/hash/test/hash_type_index_test.cpp
+++ b/hash/test/hash_type_index_test.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 #include <typeindex>
 
 void test_type_index() {
+    HASH_NAMESPACE::hash<std::type_index> hasher;
+
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_TYPEID)
+    std::cout<<"Unable to test std::type_index, as typeid isn't available"
+        <<std::endl;
+#else
     std::type_index int_index = typeid(int);
     std::type_index int2_index = typeid(int);
     std::type_index char_index = typeid(char);
     
-    HASH_NAMESPACE::hash<std::type_index> hasher;
-    
     BOOST_TEST(hasher(int_index) == int_index.hash_code());
     BOOST_TEST(hasher(int_index) == int2_index.hash_code());
     BOOST_TEST(hasher(char_index) == char_index.hash_code());
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ void test_type_index() {
 
     BOOST_TEST(hasher(int_index) == hasher(int2_index));
     BOOST_TEST(hasher(int_index) != hasher(char_index));
+#endif
 }
 #endif