diff --git a/test/make_from_tuple_cx.cpp b/test/make_from_tuple_cx.cpp
index 7f2f1ab..70b7ff2 100644
--- a/test/make_from_tuple_cx.cpp
+++ b/test/make_from_tuple_cx.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ int main()
         static_assert( r.z == 3, "r.z == 3" );
     }
 
+#if defined( __clang_major__ ) && __clang_major__ == 3 && __clang_minor__ < 9
+// "error: default initialization of an object of const type 'const std::tuple<>' without a user-provided default constructor"
+#else
+
     {
         constexpr std::tuple<> tp;
 
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ int main()
         static_assert( r.y == 0, "r.y == 0" );
         static_assert( r.z == 0, "r.z == 0" );
     }
+
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/tuple_apply_cx.cpp b/test/tuple_apply_cx.cpp
index 785d5a8..2fce51b 100644
--- a/test/tuple_apply_cx.cpp
+++ b/test/tuple_apply_cx.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@ int main()
         static_assert( r == 123, "r == 123" );
     }
 
+#if defined( __clang_major__ ) && __clang_major__ == 3 && __clang_minor__ < 9
+// "error: default initialization of an object of const type 'const std::tuple<>' without a user-provided default constructor"
+#else
+
     {
         constexpr std::tuple<> tp;
         constexpr auto r = boost::mp11::tuple_apply( h, tp );
         static_assert( r == 11, "r == 11" );
     }
+
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/tuple_for_each_cx.cpp b/test/tuple_for_each_cx.cpp
index 55e8d15..f6960f6 100644
--- a/test/tuple_for_each_cx.cpp
+++ b/test/tuple_for_each_cx.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int main()
     }
 
 #if defined( __clang_major__ ) && __clang_major__ == 3 && __clang_minor__ < 9
+// "error: default initialization of an object of const type 'const std::tuple<>' without a user-provided default constructor"
 #else
 
     {