diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-cli/default.nix
index bf0582183356..0b4f90b2313f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-cli/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   fetchpatch2,
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
-  boost,
+  boost186,
   libsodium,
   miniupnpc,
   openssl,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs =
     [
-      boost
+      boost186 # uses boost/asio/io_service.hpp
       libsodium
       miniupnpc
       openssl
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-gui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-gui/default.nix
index f1173d97f8d9..57c949f451f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-gui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/monero-gui/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   makeDesktopItem,
-  boost,
+  boost186,
   cmake,
   libgcrypt,
   libgpg-error,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs =
     [
-      boost
+      boost186 # uses boost/asio/io_service.hpp
       libgcrypt
       libgpg-error
       libsodium