diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 0ad92a4..49a99a0 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -97,5 +97,11 @@ run snprintf_test.cpp ;
 run std_interop_test2.cpp ;
 run std_interop_test3.cpp ;
 run std_interop_test4.cpp ;
-run std_interop_test5.cpp ;
+run std_interop_test5.cpp
+  : : :
+  # crash on xenial, but the real g++ 4.8 on both centos 7 and trusty works
+  <toolset>gcc-4.7:<build>no
+  <toolset>gcc-4.8:<build>no
+  ;
+
 run std_interop_test6.cpp ;