diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 31c15b3d3fd6..28054cc66fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17031,6 +17031,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wesnoth = callPackage ../games/wesnoth {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa Foundation;
+    # fails to build against latest boost
+    boost = boost183;
     # wesnoth requires lua built with c++, see https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/pull/8234
     lua = lua5_4.override {
       postConfigure = ''