diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp
index f316ad9..58525fd 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #ifdef __SUNPRO_CC
 #  define BOOST_COMMON_TYPE_DONT_USE_TYPEOF
 #endif
+#ifdef __IBMCPP__
+#  define BOOST_COMMON_TYPE_DONT_USE_TYPEOF
+#endif
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)