diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ethminer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ethminer/default.nix
index e159622bc8e1..ce68e9f82098 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ethminer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ethminer/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   opencl-headers,
   cmake,
   jsoncpp,
-  boost,
+  boost16x,
   makeWrapper,
   cudatoolkit,
   cudaSupport,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     cli11
-    boost
+    boost16x # 1.7x support is broken, see https://github.com/ethereum-mining/ethminer/issues/2393
     opencl-headers
     mesa
     ethash