diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/vacpp.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/vacpp.hpp
index 7932c0e2..cab827f0 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/vacpp.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/vacpp.hpp
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 #  define BOOST_NO_MEMBER_FUNCTION_SPECIALIZATIONS
 #endif
 
+#if (__IBMCPP__ <= 502)
+#  define BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_KEYWORD
+#endif
+
 #if (__IBMCPP__ <= 502) || !defined(BOOST_STRICT_CONFIG)
 // Actually the compiler supports inclass member initialization but it
 // requires a definition for the class member and it doesn't recognize
 // it as an integral constant expression when used as a template argument.
 #  define BOOST_NO_INCLASS_MEMBER_INITIALIZATION
-
-#  define BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_KEYWORD
 #  define BOOST_NO_INTEGRAL_INT64_T
 #endif