diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpd-touch-screen-gui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpd-touch-screen-gui/package.nix
index b921ddd91ac3..5a0e84f21455 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpd-touch-screen-gui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mp/mpd-touch-screen-gui/package.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53089494/configure-error-could-not-find-a-version-of-the-library
   configureFlags = [
-    "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
+    (lib.withFeatureAs true "boost-libdir" "${lib.getLib boost}/lib")
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;