diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/gcc14-fix.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/gcc14-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8448a67d5115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/gcc14-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/StatusCache.h b/Swift/Controllers/StatusCache.h
+index 83fd17a..a7ca765 100644
+--- a/Swift/Controllers/StatusCache.h
++++ b/Swift/Controllers/StatusCache.h
+@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
+ #include <list>
+ #include <string>
+ #include <utility>
++#include <vector>
+ 
+ #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
index 754ac1b8c79f..a79747c0d86e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   fetchurl,
   fetchpatch,
   openssl,
-  boost,
+  # pin Boost 1.86 due to use of boost/asio/io_service.hpp
+  boost186,
   scons,
 }:
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://swift.im/git/swift/patch/Swiften/Base/Platform.h?id=3666cbbe30e4d4e25401a5902ae359bc2c24248b";
       sha256 = "Wh8Nnfm0/EppSJ7aH2vTNObHtodE5tM19kV1oDfm70w=";
     })
+
+    ./gcc14-fix.patch
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -49,13 +52,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     openssl
-    boost
+    boost186
   ];
 
   sconsFlags = [
     "openssl=${openssl.dev}"
-    "boost_includedir=${boost.dev}/include"
-    "boost_libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
+    "boost_includedir=${lib.getDev boost186}/include"
+    "boost_libdir=${boost186.out}/lib"
     "boost_bundled_enable=false"
     "max_jobs=1"
     "optimize=1"