diff --git a/include/boost/iterator/detail/config_def.hpp b/include/boost/iterator/detail/config_def.hpp
index fcdb9d6..1c71606 100644
--- a/include/boost/iterator/detail/config_def.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iterator/detail/config_def.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 # define BOOST_ITERATOR_CONFIG_DEF
 #endif 
 
-#if defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)           \
+// We enable this always now.  Otherwise, the simple case in
+// libs/iterator/test/constant_iterator_arrow.cpp fails to compile
+// because the operator-> return is improperly deduced as a non-const
+// pointer.
+#if 1 || defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)           \
     || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x531))
 
 // Recall that in general, compilers without partial specialization
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index b206bde..069462e 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ test-suite iterator
     [ compile iterator_archetype_cc.cpp ]
     [ compile-fail iter_archetype_default_ctor.cpp ]
     [ compile-fail lvalue_concept_fail.cpp ]
+    [ compile constant_iterator_arrow.cpp ]
+    [ compile-fail constant_iterator_arrow_fail.cpp ]
     [ run transform_iterator_test.cpp ]
     [ run indirect_iterator_test.cpp ]
     [ compile indirect_iter_member_types.cpp ]
diff --git a/test/constant_iterator_arrow.cpp b/test/constant_iterator_arrow.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3579c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/constant_iterator_arrow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2004. 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)
+
+#include <boost/iterator/iterator_adaptor.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+struct my_iter : boost::iterator_adaptor<my_iter, std::pair<int,int> const*>
+{
+    my_iter(std::pair<int,int> const*);
+    my_iter();
+};
+
+std::pair<int,int> const x(1,1);
+my_iter p(&x);
+int y = p->first; // operator-> attempts to return an non-const pointer
diff --git a/test/constant_iterator_arrow_fail.cpp b/test/constant_iterator_arrow_fail.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..05f551a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/constant_iterator_arrow_fail.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2004. 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)
+
+#include <boost/iterator/iterator_adaptor.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+struct my_iter : boost::iterator_adaptor<my_iter, std::pair<int,int> const*>
+{
+    my_iter(std::pair<int,int> const*);
+    my_iter();
+};
+
+std::pair<int,int> const x(1,1);
+my_iter p(&x);
+
+void test()
+{
+    p->first = 3;
+}