diff --git a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManagerSerialization.cpp b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManagerSerialization.cpp
index 7b3986d050..85273cc594 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManagerSerialization.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManagerSerialization.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "precompiled.h"
 
+// Ugly hack: Boost disables rand48's operator<< in VC2005 and older, but we'd quite
+// like to use it, so remove the macro that disables it (before we include
+// linear_congruential.hpp)
+#if MSC_VERSION && MSC_VERSION <= 1400
+#undef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
+#endif
+
 #include "ComponentManager.h"
 #include "IComponent.h"
 #include "ParamNode.h"