diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp
index 5e7ae9e..ae9feaf 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define BOOST_TT_ADD_REFERENCE_HPP_INCLUDED
 
 #include "boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp"
+#include "boost/detail/workaround.hpp"
 #include "boost/config.hpp"
 
 // should be the last #include
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ BOOST_TT_AUX_TYPE_TRAIT_IMPL_SPEC1(add_reference,void const volatile,void const
 
 BOOST_TT_AUX_TYPE_TRAIT_DEF1(add_reference,T,typename detail::add_reference_impl<T>::type)
 
+// agurt, 07/mar/03: workaround Borland's ill-formed sensitivity to an additional 
+// level of indirection, here
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x561))
+BOOST_TT_AUX_TYPE_TRAIT_PARTIAL_SPEC1_1(typename T,add_reference,T&,T&)
+#endif
+
 } // namespace boost
 
 #include "boost/type_traits/detail/type_trait_undef.hpp"