diff --git a/include/msgpack/type.hpp b/include/msgpack/type.hpp
index 1ab49745..9ef3e86d 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/type.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/type.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@
 
 #if !defined(MSGPACK_NO_BOOST)
 #include "adaptor/boost/fusion.hpp"
+
+#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
 #include "adaptor/boost/msgpack_variant.hpp"
+#endif // !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+
 #include "adaptor/boost/optional.hpp"
 #include "adaptor/boost/string_ref.hpp"
 #include "adaptor/boost/string_view.hpp"
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a0233dd3..b29c07a2 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ LIST (APPEND check_PROGRAMS
     boost_optional.cpp
     boost_string_ref.cpp
     boost_string_view.cpp
-    boost_variant.cpp
     buffer.cpp
     carray.cpp
     cases.cpp
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ ENDIF ()
 
 IF (MSGPACK_CXX11 OR MSGPACK_CXX14 OR MSGPACK_CXX17 OR MSGPACK_CXX20)
     LIST (APPEND check_PROGRAMS
+        boost_variant.cpp
         iterator_cpp11.cpp
         msgpack_cpp11.cpp
         reference_cpp11.cpp