diff --git a/src/app/stacktrace_win_dlg.h b/src/app/stacktrace_win_dlg.h
index 72cf4715a..178213ad3 100644
--- a/src/app/stacktrace_win_dlg.h
+++ b/src/app/stacktrace_win_dlg.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDialog>
-#include "boost/version.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/version.hpp"
 #include "base/utils/misc.h"
 #include "ui_stacktrace_win_dlg.h"
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ public:
     void setStacktraceString(const QString& trace)
     {
         // try to call Qt function as less as possible
-        const int boostVerMajor = BOOST_VERSION / 100000;
-        const int boostVerMinor = ((BOOST_VERSION / 100) % 1000);
-        const int boostVerSubMin = BOOST_VERSION % 100;
         QString htmlStr = QString(
             "<p align=center><b><font size=7 color=red>"
             "qBittorrent has crashed"
@@ -68,14 +64,12 @@ public:
             "qBittorrent version: " VERSION "<br/>"
             "Libtorrent version: " LIBTORRENT_VERSION "<br/>"
             "Qt version: " QT_VERSION_STR "<br/>"
-            "Boost version: %1.%2.%3<br/>"
-            "OS version: %4"
+            "Boost version: %1<br/>"
+            "OS version: %2"
             "</font></p><br/>"
-            "<pre><code>%5</code></pre>"
+            "<pre><code>%3</code></pre>"
             "<br/><hr><br/><br/>")
-            .arg(boostVerMajor)
-            .arg(boostVerMinor)
-            .arg(boostVerSubMin)
+            .arg(Utils::Misc::boostVersionString())
             .arg(Utils::Misc::osName())
             .arg(trace);
 
diff --git a/src/base/utils/misc.cpp b/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
index 2ee30c752..36149d09d 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QSysInfo>
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
 
 #ifdef DISABLE_GUI
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -650,3 +651,13 @@ QString Utils::Misc::osName()
 #endif
     return name;
 }
+
+QString Utils::Misc::boostVersionString()
+{
+    // static initialization for usage in signal handler
+    static const QString ver = QString("%1.%2.%3")
+                 .arg(BOOST_VERSION / 100000)
+                 .arg((BOOST_VERSION / 100) % 1000)
+                 .arg(BOOST_VERSION % 100);
+    return ver;
+}
diff --git a/src/base/utils/misc.h b/src/base/utils/misc.h
index 3a2250e4b..3c61c5cca 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/misc.h
+++ b/src/base/utils/misc.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Utils
         QSize smallIconSize();
 #endif
         QString osName();
+        QString boostVersionString();
 
         int pythonVersion();
         QString pythonExecutable();
diff --git a/src/gui/about_imp.h b/src/gui/about_imp.h
index c5a8fce65..e483911e7 100644
--- a/src/gui/about_imp.h
+++ b/src/gui/about_imp.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "ui_about.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <libtorrent/version.hpp>
-#include <boost/version.hpp>
+#include "base/utils/misc.h"
 #include "base/unicodestrings.h"
 
 class about: public QDialog, private Ui::AboutDlg
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
         // Libraries
         label_11->setText(QT_VERSION_STR);
         label_12->setText(LIBTORRENT_VERSION);
-        label_13->setText(QString::number(BOOST_VERSION / 100000) + "." + QString::number((BOOST_VERSION / 100) % 1000) + "." + QString::number(BOOST_VERSION % 100));
+        label_13->setText(Utils::Misc::boostVersionString());
 
         show();
     }