diff --git a/build/Jamfile.v2 b/build/Jamfile.v2
index bcb691092..887eaea3b 100644
--- a/build/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/build/Jamfile.v2
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ if ! $(disable-icu)
 
 }
 
-actions regex_simple_run_action
-{
-      $(>) > $(<)
-}
-
 rule regex-run-simple ( sources + : args * : input-files * : requirements * : target-name )
 {
    exe $(target-name)_exe : $(sources) : $(requirements) ;
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@ rule regex-run-simple ( sources + : args * : input-files * : requirements * : ta
    alias $(target-name) : $(target-name).output ;
 }
 
-regex-run-simple has_icu_test.cpp : : : $(ICU_OPTS) : has_icu ;
+unit-test has_icu : has_icu_test.cpp : $(ICU_OPTS) ;
 explicit has_icu ;
 
 alias icu_options : : : : [ check-target-builds has_icu : $(ICU_OPTS) : ] ;
diff --git a/build/has_icu_test.cpp b/build/has_icu_test.cpp
index 8d42e25c0..7886b352a 100644
--- a/build/has_icu_test.cpp
+++ b/build/has_icu_test.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #error "Mixing ICU with a static runtime doesn't work"
 #endif
 
+void print_error(UErrorCode err, const char* func)
+{
+   std::cerr << "Error from function " << func << " with error: " << ::u_errorName(err) << std::endl;
+}
+
 int main()
 {
    // To detect possible binary mismatches between the installed ICU build, and whatever
@@ -31,8 +36,17 @@ int main()
    UErrorCode err = U_ZERO_ERROR;
    UChar32 c = ::u_charFromName(U_UNICODE_CHAR_NAME, "GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA", &err);
    std::cout << (int)c << std::endl;
-   if(err > 0) return err;
+   if(err > 0)
+   {
+      print_error(err, "u_charFromName");
+      return err;
+   }
    U_NAMESPACE_QUALIFIER Locale l;
    boost::scoped_ptr<U_NAMESPACE_QUALIFIER Collator> p_col(U_NAMESPACE_QUALIFIER Collator::createInstance(l, err));
+   if(err > 0)
+   {
+      print_error(err, "Collator::createInstance");
+      return err;
+   }
    return err > 0 ? err : 0;
 }