diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a21f709c36bf..d62e3d5f2910 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16697,6 +16697,7 @@ with pkgs;
   warsow = callPackage ../games/warsow { };
 
   wesnoth = callPackage ../games/wesnoth {
+    boost = boost186;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa Foundation;
     # wesnoth requires lua built with c++, see https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/pull/8234
     lua = lua5_4.override {