diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/colmap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/colmap/default.nix
index 02adb689e20b..83dff3e08f15 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/colmap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/colmap/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{ mkDerivation, lib, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, ceres-solver, eigen,
+{ mkDerivation, lib, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost17x, ceres-solver, eigen,
   freeimage, glog, libGLU, glew, qtbase,
   cudaSupport ? false, cudatoolkit ? null }:
 
 assert !cudaSupport || cudatoolkit != null;
 
-let boost_static = boost.override { enableStatic = true; };
+let boost_static = boost17x.override { enableStatic = true; };
 in
 mkDerivation rec {
   version = "3.5";