diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
index a6c2ff0b822a..b958b5d02a4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     expat wxGTK zlib ruby gettext pkgconfig curl
   ];
 
+  configureFlags = "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib";
   buildPhase = ''
     ruby ./drake
   '';