diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/he/herwig/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/he/herwig/package.nix
index cf9a4ac9094b..9473750925cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/he/herwig/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/he/herwig/package.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-thepeg=${thepeg}"
+    "--with-boost=${lib.getDev boost}"
   ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;