diff --git a/lexical_cast_test.cpp b/lexical_cast_test.cpp
index e12cfe7..6bd15da 100644
--- a/lexical_cast_test.cpp
+++ b/lexical_cast_test.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ void test_wtraits()
 
 void test_allocator()
 {
+// Following test cause compilation error on MSVC2012:
+// (Reason: cannot convert from 'std::_Wrap_alloc<_Alloc>' to 'const my_allocator<CharT>')
+// 
+// MSVC developer is notified about this issue
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER < 1700)
     typedef std::basic_string< char
                              , std::char_traits<char>
                              , my_allocator<char>
@@ -486,6 +491,7 @@ void test_allocator()
     BOOST_CHECK(boost::lexical_cast<my_string>(1) == "1");
     BOOST_CHECK(boost::lexical_cast<my_string>("s") == s);
     BOOST_CHECK(boost::lexical_cast<my_string>(std::string("s")) == s);
+#endif
 }
 
 void test_wallocator()