diff --git a/include/boost/optional/optional.hpp b/include/boost/optional/optional.hpp
index 03d5fd4..3a34f41 100644
--- a/include/boost/optional/optional.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/optional/optional.hpp
@@ -347,7 +347,12 @@ class optional_base : public optional_tag
     reference_const_type dereference( internal_type const* p, is_reference_tag     ) const { return p->get() ; }
     reference_type       dereference( internal_type*       p, is_reference_tag     )       { return p->get() ; }
 
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x564)
+    void destroy_impl ( is_not_reference_tag ) { get_ptr_impl()->internal_type::~internal_type() ; m_initialized = false ; }
+#else
     void destroy_impl ( is_not_reference_tag ) { get_ptr_impl()->T::~T() ; m_initialized = false ; }
+#endif
+
     void destroy_impl ( is_reference_tag     ) { m_initialized = false ; }
 
     // If T is of reference type, trying to get a pointer to the held value must result in a compile-time error.