diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_to_wkt.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_to_wkt.hpp
index 42735c3a2..80c77fec1 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_to_wkt.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_to_wkt.hpp
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ bool to_wkt(std::string & wkt, mapnik::geometry_type const& geom)
 {
     typedef std::back_insert_iterator<std::string> sink_type;
     sink_type sink(wkt);
-    wkt_generator<sink_type> generator(true);
-    bool result = karma::generate(sink, generator, geom);
+    // disable temporarily until compile works with g++
+    //wkt_generator<sink_type> generator(true);
+    bool result = false;//karma::generate(sink, generator, geom);
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@ bool to_wkt(std::string & wkt, mapnik::geometry_container const& geom)
 {
     typedef std::back_insert_iterator<std::string> sink_type;
     sink_type sink(wkt);
-    wkt_multi_generator<sink_type> generator;
-    bool result = karma::generate(sink, generator, geom);
+    // disable temporarily until compile works with g++
+    //wkt_multi_generator<sink_type> generator;
+    bool result = false;//karma::generate(sink, generator, geom);
     return result;
 }