diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcmis/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcmis/package.nix
index cabd55bd5f78..f0b39eeff446 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcmis/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcmis/package.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--disable-werror"
     "DOCBOOK2MAN=${docbook2x}/bin/docbook2man"
+    "--with-boost=${boost.dev}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;