diff --git a/m4/ax_boost_base.m4 b/m4/ax_boost_base.m4
index 8e6ee9a9..cf53ed83 100644
--- a/m4/ax_boost_base.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_boost_base.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#       http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_base.html
+#      https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_base.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 23
+#serial 29
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_BASE],
 [
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
     libsubdirs="lib"
     ax_arch=`uname -m`
     case $ax_arch in
-      x86_64|ppc64|s390x|sparc64|aarch64)
+      x86_64)
+        libsubdirs="lib64 libx32 lib lib64"
+        ;;
+      ppc64|s390x|sparc64|aarch64|ppc64le)
         libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64"
         ;;
     esac
@@ -170,6 +173,12 @@ if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
     dnl if we found no boost with system layout we search for boost libraries
     dnl built and installed without the --layout=system option or for a staged(not installed) version
     if test "x$succeeded" != "xyes"; then
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+        BOOST_CPPFLAGS=
+        if test "$ac_boost_lib_path" = ""; then
+            BOOST_LDFLAGS=
+        fi
         _version=0
         if test "$ac_boost_path" != ""; then
             if test -d "$ac_boost_path" && test -r "$ac_boost_path"; then
@@ -182,6 +191,12 @@ if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
                     VERSION_UNDERSCORE=`echo $_version | sed 's/\./_/'`
                     BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path/include/boost-$VERSION_UNDERSCORE"
                 done
+                dnl if nothing found search for layout used in Windows distributions
+                if test -z "$BOOST_CPPFLAGS"; then
+                    if test -d "$ac_boost_path/boost" && test -r "$ac_boost_path/boost"; then
+                        BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path"
+                    fi
+                fi
             fi
         else
             if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
diff --git a/m4/ax_boost_system.m4 b/m4/ax_boost_system.m4
index c4c45559..207d7be8 100644
--- a/m4/ax_boost_system.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_boost_system.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#      http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_system.html
+#     https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_system.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 17
+#serial 19
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_SYSTEM],
 [
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_SYSTEM],
 					   ax_cv_boost_system,
         [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
 			 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
+			 CXXFLAGS=
 
 			 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>]],
-                                   [[boost::system::system_category]])],
+				    [[boost::system::error_category *a = 0;]])],
                    ax_cv_boost_system=yes, ax_cv_boost_system=no)
 			 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
              AC_LANG_POP([C++])