diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike/default.nix
index b3eed2e326e6..28a38b7056dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0khrxp43bi5kisr8j4lp9fl4r5marzf7b4inys62ac108sfb28lp";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i "1i #include <map>" include/iSpike/YarpConnection.hpp
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [ boost ];
 
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Spiking neural interface between iCub and a spiking neural simulator";
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/ispike/";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.nico202 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b97c431fd842..14228ec00963 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8894,9 +8894,7 @@ with pkgs;
   isl_0_20 = callPackage ../development/libraries/isl/0.20.0.nix { };
   isl_0_24 = callPackage ../development/libraries/isl/0.24.0.nix { };
 
-  ispike = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike {
-    boost = boost16x;
-  };
+  ispike = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/robotics/ispike { };
 
   isrcsubmit = callPackage ../tools/audio/isrcsubmit { stdenv = gcc10StdenvCompat; };