diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e62b02e18..4a4a665b7 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 # force variable type so that it always shows up in ccmake/cmake-gui frontends
 set_property(CACHE LibtorrentRasterbar_DIR PROPERTY TYPE PATH)
-find_package(Boost ${requiredBoostVersion} REQUIRED COMPONENTS system)
+find_package(Boost ${requiredBoostVersion} REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL ${requiredOpenSSLVersion} REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB ${requiredZlibVersion} REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5 ${requiredQtVersion} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Network Xml LinguistTools)