diff --git a/include/boost/typeof/msvc/typeof_impl.hpp b/include/boost/typeof/msvc/typeof_impl.hpp
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2f58c18..74ebc70
--- a/include/boost/typeof/msvc/typeof_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/typeof/msvc/typeof_impl.hpp
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ namespace boost
             };
         };
 # endif
-# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1310)
+// EAN: preprocess this block out on advice of Peder Holt
+// to eliminate errors in type_traits/common_type.hpp
+# if 0 //BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1310)
         template<const std::type_info& ref_type_info>
         struct msvc_typeid_wrapper {
             typedef typename msvc_extract_type<msvc_typeid_wrapper>::id2type id2type;