diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 38230fbabd0b..be7ca33b4b10 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13413,6 +13413,7 @@ with pkgs;
   gnuradio = callPackage ../applications/radio/gnuradio/wrapper.nix {
     unwrapped = callPackage ../applications/radio/gnuradio {
       python = python311;
+      boost = boost186;  # fails with 187
     };
   };
   gnuradioPackages = lib.recurseIntoAttrs gnuradio.pkgs;