diff --git a/boost/boost_1_44_0-gcc4.7.patch b/boost/boost_1_44_0-gcc4.7.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..842a92a681d666d4edc70a8d54cebe8b6499c6bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boost/boost_1_44_0-gcc4.7.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+--- misc/boost_1_44_0/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp	2009-12-14 18:44:19.000000000 +0100
++++ misc/build/boost_1_44_0/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp	2012-03-28 08:32:46.772493003 +0200
+@@ -207,7 +207,17 @@
+         boost::detail::sp_enable_shared_from_this( this, p, p );
+     }
+ 
+-//  generated copy constructor, destructor are fine
++//  generated copy constructor, destructor are fine...
++
++#if defined( BOOST_HAS_RVALUE_REFS )
++
++// ... except in C++0x, move disables the implicit copy
++
++    shared_ptr( shared_ptr const & r ): px( r.px ), pn( r.pn ) // never throws
++    {
++    }
++
++#endif
+ 
+     template<class Y>
+     explicit shared_ptr(weak_ptr<Y> const & r): pn(r.pn) // may throw
+--- misc/boost_1_44_0/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp	2009-12-14 18:44:19.000000000 +0100
++++ misc/build/boost_1_44_0/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp	2012-03-28 10:31:57.607462325 +0200
+@@ -40,8 +40,24 @@
+     {
+     }
+ 
+-//  generated copy constructor, assignment, destructor are fine
++//  generated copy constructor, assignment, destructor are fine...
+ 
++#if defined( BOOST_HAS_RVALUE_REFS )
++
++// ... except in C++0x, move disables the implicit copy
++
++    weak_ptr( weak_ptr const & r ): px( r.px ), pn( r.pn ) // never throws
++    {
++    }
++
++    weak_ptr & operator=( weak_ptr const & r ) // never throws
++    {
++        px = r.px;
++        pn = r.pn;
++        return *this;
++    }
++
++#endif
+ 
+ //
+ //  The "obvious" converting constructor implementation:
diff --git a/boost/makefile.mk b/boost/makefile.mk
index 093566bb579c1ddc0025479b3e98282085577057..cab945fc5a170b0ccddc715c0ffb429b893ccff0 100644
--- a/boost/makefile.mk
+++ b/boost/makefile.mk
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ PATCH_FILES+=boost.windows.patch
 PATCH_FILES += boost_1_44_0-unused-parameters.patch
 .END
 
+# Backporting fixes for the GCC 4.7 -std=c++11 mode from Boost 1.48.0:
+PATCH_FILES += boost_1_44_0-gcc4.7.patch
+
 ADDITIONAL_FILES= \
     libs/thread/src/win32/makefile.mk \
 	libs/date_time/src/gregorian/makefile.mk