diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
index cf4543eb4d0f..e7d06342160a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--disable-dependency-tracking"
     "--enable-unit-tests"
     "--enable-systemd"
+    "--with-boost=${boost.dev}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;