diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_parser.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_parser.hpp
index 3c0d59796..7a8e88f91 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_parser.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 #include <mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/gradient.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/util/noncopyable.hpp>
-#include <boost/property_tree/detail/xml_parser_read_rapidxml.hpp>
 // stl
 #include <map>
 
+namespace boost { namespace property_tree { namespace detail { namespace rapidxml {
+template <typename T> class xml_node;
+}}}}
+
 namespace  mapnik { namespace svg {
 
 class svg_parser_error_handler