diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xt/xtreemfs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xt/xtreemfs/package.nix
index eed43270e18d..7b4cf66786ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xt/xtreemfs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xt/xtreemfs/package.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   stripJavaArchivesHook,
   ant,
   attr,
-  boost,
+  boost186,
   cmake,
   file,
   fuse,
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
   which,
 }:
 
+let
+  boost = boost186;
+in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "XtreemFS";
   # using unstable release because stable (v1.5.1) has broken repl java plugin