diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeorion/template b/srcpkgs/freeorion/template
index 0e3d51e87a0..e73901a4e1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freeorion/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freeorion/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _release=${version}_2018-08-23.26f16b0
 wrksrc=src-tarball
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="cppcheck doxygen python-pycodestyle"
-makedepends="boost-devel freetype-devel glew-devel
+makedepends="boost1.69-devel freetype-devel glew-devel
  libopenal-devel python-devel SDL2-devel"
 depends="${pkgname}-data desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 short_desc="Turn-based space empire and galactic conquest (4X) computer game"