diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7179dc3b63..d3e266ff92 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ The following options allow you to tweak the generated code more precisely (see
 
   o --enable-stdlib-debug adds some debug code in the standard
     library; this slows down the code, but has been helpful in the
-    past to find bugs.
+    past to find bugs. Note that this is in general incompatible with
+    the system boost library (which is used when
+    --without-included-boost is specified). You may have to use
+    --disable-stdlib-debug when linking development versions against
+    your system's boost library.
 
   o --enable-concept-checks adds some compile-time checks. There is no
     run-time penalty.
diff --git a/config/lyxinclude.m4 b/config/lyxinclude.m4
index b488cefdc6..5cfda06bbc 100644
--- a/config/lyxinclude.m4
+++ b/config/lyxinclude.m4
@@ -429,6 +429,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
 	    else
 	      BOOST_LIBS="-lboost_regex${BOOST_MT} -lboost_signals${BOOST_MT}"
 	    fi
+
+	    dnl In general, system boost libraries are incompatible with
+	    dnl the use of stdlib-debug in libstdc++. See ticket #9736 for
+	    dnl details.
+	    if test $enable_stdlib_debug = "yes" ; then
+		LYX_WARNING([Compiling LyX with stdlib-debug and system boost libraries may lead to
+   crashes. Consider using --disable-stdlib-debug or removing
+   --without-included-boost.])
+	    fi
 	fi
 	AC_SUBST(BOOST_INCLUDES)
 	AC_SUBST(BOOST_LIBS)