diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -286,6 +267,8 @@ if test "x${shared_hs}" != "x"; then
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using system-wide highscore file in ${highscoredir}])
 fi
 
+# Add boost
+AC_CHECK_LIB([boost_system], [main])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile include/Makefile bin/Makefile bin/docs/Makefile bin/music/Makefile bin/icon/Makefile ])
 AC_OUTPUT