diff --git a/pkgs/paraver/default.nix b/pkgs/paraver/default.nix
index 75b0067..9130f06 100644
--- a/pkgs/paraver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/paraver/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , autoreconfHook
-, boost
+, boost186
 , libxml2
 , xml2
 , wxGTK32
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 let
   wx = wxGTK32;
+  boost = boost186;
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "wxparaver";