diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pr/precice/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/precice/package.nix
index 2f5572a2eab7..115e9a0d68d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pr/precice/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pr/precice/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
   gcc,
   boost,
@@ -24,6 +25,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-KpmcQj8cv5V5OXCMhe2KLTsqUzKWtTeQyP+zg+Y+yd0=";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optionals (!lib.versionOlder "3.1.2" version) [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "boost-187-fixes.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/precice/precice/commit/23788e9eeac49a2069e129a0cb1ac846e8cbeb9f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Z8qOGOkXoCui8Wy0H/OeE+NaTDvyRuPm2A+VJKtjH4s=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DPRECICE_PETScMapping=OFF"
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"