diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qp/qpid-cpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qp/qpid-cpp/package.nix
index 5d69a4c87416..61f415e6480b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qp/qpid-cpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qp/qpid-cpp/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchpatch,
   fetchurl,
-  boost,
+  boost183,
   cmake,
   libuuid,
   python3,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python3
   ];
   buildInputs = [
-    boost
+    boost183
     libuuid
     ruby
   ];