diff --git a/lib/cpp/configure.ac b/lib/cpp/configure.ac
index 77a4f32..ee9995e 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/configure.ac
+++ b/lib/cpp/configure.ac
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([unistd.h])
 
+AX_BOOST_BASE([1.33.1])
+
 AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create)
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(rt, sched_get_priority_min)