diff --git a/utils/shapeindex/build.py b/utils/shapeindex/build.py
index 4a4b66881..24b393465 100644
--- a/utils/shapeindex/build.py
+++ b/utils/shapeindex/build.py
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ boost_filesystem = 'boost_filesystem%s' % env['BOOST_APPEND']
 boost_system = 'boost_system%s' % env['BOOST_APPEND']
 libraries =  [boost_program_options, boost_filesystem, boost_system]
 
+if env.get('BOOST_LIB_VERSION_FROM_HEADER'):
+    boost_version_from_header = int(env['BOOST_LIB_VERSION_FROM_HEADER'].split('_')[1])
+    if boost_version_from_header < 46:
+        # avoid ubuntu issue with boost interprocess:
+        # https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/1082
+        program_env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-fpermissive')
+
 shapeindex = program_env.Program('shapeindex', source, CPPPATH=headers, LIBS=libraries, LINKFLAGS=env['CUSTOM_LDFLAGS'])
 
 Depends(shapeindex, env.subst('../../src/%s' % env['MAPNIK_LIB_NAME']))