diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pd/pdns/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pd/pdns/package.nix
index 4fd873d03374..96d44f53e6dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pd/pdns/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pd/pdns/package.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         "tinydns"
       ]
     ))
+    "--with-boost=${boost.dev}"
     "sysconfdir=/etc/pdns"
   ];