diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcb2gcode/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcb2gcode/package.nix
index 3d0cc9ef7069..06ea18078fdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcb2gcode/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcb2gcode/package.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-c5YabBqZn6ilIkF3lifTsYyLZMsZN21jDj1hNu0PRAc=";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    (lib.withFeatureAs true "boost" boost.dev)
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
     pkg-config