diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 1aa674f..28d3e40 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -13,5 +13,14 @@ DEPENDS all : test ;
     # look in BOOST_ROOT for sources first, just in this Jamfile
     local SEARCH_SOURCE = $(BOOST_ROOT) $(SEARCH_SOURCE) ;
 
-   unit-test Optional : optional_test.cpp : <sysinclude>$(BOOST_ROOT) ;
+   test-suite Optional :
+     [ run optional_test.cpp ]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_1]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_2]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_3]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_4a]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_4b]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_5a]
+     [ compile-fail optional_test.cpp <define>SHOW_COMPILATION_FAIL_5b]
+     ;
 }