diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
index ec532759..5c8e231c 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 # define BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #endif
 
+//
+// Bug specific to gcc 3.1 and 3.2:
+//
+#if (__GNUC__ == 3) && ((__GNUC_MINOR__ == 1) || (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 2))
+#  define BOOST_NO_EXPLICIT_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGUMENTS
+#endif
+
 //
 // Threading support: Turn this on unconditionally here (except for
 // those platforms where we can know for sure). It will get turned off again