diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp
index a9c5512..37542a8 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ struct is_polymorphic_imp1
    struct d1 : public ncvT
    {
       d1();
+# if !defined(__GNUC__) // this raises warnings with some classes, and buys nothing with GCC
       ~d1()throw();
+# endif 
       char padding[256];
    };
    struct d2 : public ncvT