diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@
 
 link_event(util event)
 
+find_package(Boost 1.64 REQUIRED)
+target_include_directories(util PUBLIC ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 function(add_network_sources NETWORK_SOURCES)
 	set(NETWORK_DIR abc)