diff --git a/src/tests/test_lexical_cast.cpp b/src/tests/test_lexical_cast.cpp
index d9d64d49bbfb..0bd367ec1c7e 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_lexical_cast.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/test_lexical_cast.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool validate(const char* str)
 	type_send val = initializer value;                              \
                                                                     \
 	BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(                                          \
-			std::to_string(val), const char*, validate); \
+			lexical_cast<std::string>(val), const char*, validate); \
 	}
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(test_lexical_cast_throw, T, test_types)
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_lexical_cast_unsigned_long_long)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_lexical_cast_result)
 {
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(true), "1");
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(false), "0");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(true), "1");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(false), "0");
 
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(1), "1");
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(1u), "1");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(1), "1");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(1u), "1");
 
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(1.2f), "1.2");
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::to_string(1.2), "1.2");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(1.2f), "1.2");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<std::string>(1.2), "1.2");
 
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<int>("1"), 1);
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(lexical_cast<int>("-1"), -1);