diff --git a/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake b/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
index 39ce060e8..3d05d44b1 100644
--- a/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ find_program(CTEST_COMMAND ctest)
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
 option(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS "Link Boost statically" ON)
 
-find_package(Boost 1.54.0 QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS regex filesystem unit_test_framework program_options)
+find_package(Boost 1.54.0 QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS regex filesystem unit_test_framework program_options system)
 
 eth_show_dependency(Boost boost)