diff --git a/src/makefile.unix b/src/makefile.unix
index f17de05cb9..ed05491b61 100644
--- a/src/makefile.unix
+++ b/src/makefile.unix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ USE_IPV6:=1
 
 LINK:=$(CXX)
 
-DEFS=-DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+DEFS=-DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DBOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 
 DEFS += $(addprefix -I,$(CURDIR) $(CURDIR)/obj $(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH) $(BDB_INCLUDE_PATH) $(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH))
 LIBS = $(addprefix -L,$(BOOST_LIB_PATH) $(BDB_LIB_PATH) $(OPENSSL_LIB_PATH))