diff --git a/akonadi.spec b/akonadi.spec
index b8728b4..42be263 100644
--- a/akonadi.spec
+++ b/akonadi.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires: mysql-server
 # for xsltproc
 BuildRequires: libxslt
 BuildRequires: shared-mime-info
+BuildRequires: boost-devel
 
 # when/if akonadi grows support for other backends, consider splitting
 # these similar to how phonon is done currently.