diff --git a/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake b/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 		return()
 	endif()
 
-	find_package(Boost 1.59 REQUIRED unit_test_framework)
+	find_package(Boost 1.64 REQUIRED unit_test_framework)
 	target_link_libraries(${NAME} Boost::unit_test_framework)
 
 	# We need to detect if the BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK flag is required
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 | Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | CVEs | Shared | [Bundled Qt library](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/configure-options.html) |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Berkeley DB | [5.3.28](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html) | 5.3 | No |  |  |
-| Boost | [1.81.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.59.0 | No |  |  |
+| Boost | [1.81.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.64.0 | No |  |  |
 | Clang |  | [5](https://releases.llvm.org/download.html) (C++17 support) |  |  |  |
 | CMake |  | [3.16](https://cmake.org/download/) |  |  |  |
 | fontconfig | [2.12.6](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/) |  | No | Yes |  |
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -474,12 +474,10 @@
 link_event(util event)
 
 macro(link_boost TARGET)
-	non_native_target_link_libraries(${TARGET} Boost 1.59 ${ARGN})
+	non_native_target_link_libraries(${TARGET} Boost 1.64 ${ARGN})
 endmacro()
 
 link_boost(util headers)
-# Make sure boost uses std::atomic (it doesn't before 1.63)
-target_compile_definitions(util PUBLIC BOOST_SP_USE_STD_ATOMIC BOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC)
 
 function(add_network_sources NETWORK_SOURCES)
 	set(NETWORK_DIR abc)