diff --git a/include/boost/serialization/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/serialization/throw_exception.hpp
index 0e6025ccf..1a2bd4d61 100644
--- a/include/boost/serialization/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/serialization/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
 #endif