diff --git a/src/tools/como-linux.jam b/src/tools/como-linux.jam
index 2f5174f9c6..7a6fed7926 100644
--- a/src/tools/como-linux.jam
+++ b/src/tools/como-linux.jam
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import feature ;
 import toolset : flags ;
 import common ;
 import generators ;
+import regex ;
 
 import unix ;
 import como ;
diff --git a/src/tools/como-win.jam b/src/tools/como-win.jam
index d029207218..706a604c47 100644
--- a/src/tools/como-win.jam
+++ b/src/tools/como-win.jam
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import como ;
 import feature ;
 import generators ;
 import toolset : flags ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend-subfeature toolset como : platform : win ;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/hp_cxx.jam b/src/tools/hp_cxx.jam
index 220cc1f1d4..65309b117c 100644
--- a/src/tools/hp_cxx.jam
+++ b/src/tools/hp_cxx.jam
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ Specifies additional command line options that will be passed to the linker.
 #   optimization is needed.
 #
 
+import regex ;
+
 import feature generators common ;
 import toolset : flags ;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/intel-darwin.jam b/src/tools/intel-darwin.jam
index 56ac80f3fb..4639383d43 100644
--- a/src/tools/intel-darwin.jam
+++ b/src/tools/intel-darwin.jam
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import gcc ;
 import common ;
 import errors ;
 import generators ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend-subfeature toolset intel : platform : darwin ;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/intel-vxworks.jam b/src/tools/intel-vxworks.jam
index eaa100947f..f125add82a 100644
--- a/src/tools/intel-vxworks.jam
+++ b/src/tools/intel-vxworks.jam
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import gcc ;
 import common ;
 import errors ;
 import generators ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend-subfeature toolset intel : platform : vxworks ;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/mipspro.jam b/src/tools/mipspro.jam
index 4978b5808b..62e973d5ab 100644
--- a/src/tools/mipspro.jam
+++ b/src/tools/mipspro.jam
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import feature ;
 import fortran ;
 import type ;
 import common ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend toolset : mipspro ;
 toolset.inherit mipspro : unix ;
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc.jam b/src/tools/msvc.jam
index f170005d02..f4530e2b81 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/msvc.jam
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ import project ;
 import property ;
 import property-set ;
 import rc ;
+import regex ;
 import sequence ;
 import set ;
 import testing ;
diff --git a/src/tools/pathscale.jam b/src/tools/pathscale.jam
index f722972131..191e771146 100644
--- a/src/tools/pathscale.jam
+++ b/src/tools/pathscale.jam
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type ;
 import os ;
 import common ;
 import fortran ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend toolset : pathscale ;
 toolset.inherit pathscale : unix ;
diff --git a/src/tools/pgi.jam b/src/tools/pgi.jam
index c5734aa2d1..686cdb2f23 100644
--- a/src/tools/pgi.jam
+++ b/src/tools/pgi.jam
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import fortran ;
 import type ;
 import common ;
 import gcc ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend toolset : pgi ;
 toolset.inherit pgi : unix ;
diff --git a/src/tools/qcc.jam b/src/tools/qcc.jam
index 972f83889c..25acc8e95b 100644
--- a/src/tools/qcc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/qcc.jam
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import feature ;
 import generators ;
 import os ;
 import property ;
+import regex ;
 import set ;
 import toolset ;
 import type ;
diff --git a/src/tools/sun.jam b/src/tools/sun.jam
index 1e248827e1..e561ca9bba 100644
--- a/src/tools/sun.jam
+++ b/src/tools/sun.jam
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import toolset : flags ;
 import feature ;
 import type ;
 import common ;
+import regex ;
 
 feature.extend toolset : sun ;
 toolset.inherit  sun : unix ;
diff --git a/src/tools/vmsdecc.jam b/src/tools/vmsdecc.jam
index 9cac474f4c..d3911580de 100644
--- a/src/tools/vmsdecc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/vmsdecc.jam
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type ;
 import common ;
 import unix ;
 import path ;
+import regex ;
 
 
 if [ MATCH (--debug-configuration) : [ modules.peek : ARGV ] ]