diff --git a/include/boost/config.hpp b/include/boost/config.hpp
index 7e684e53..abd5c2d8 100644
--- a/include/boost/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config.hpp
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@
 #     include <iterator>  // not sure this is the right way to do this -JGS
 #     if __SGI_STL_PORT >= 0x400 || __SGI_STL_PORT >= 0x321 && defined(__STL_USE_NAMESPACES)
         // a perfectly good implementation of std::iterator is supplied
+        // A conforming allocator is supplied, but the compiler cannot cope
+        // when using "rebind".
+#       define BOOST_NO_STD_ALLOCATOR
 #     elif defined(__SGI_STL_ITERATOR)
 #       define BOOST_NO_STD_ITERATOR // No std::iterator in this case
 #     elif defined(_CPPLIB_VER) && (_CPPLIB_VER >= 306)