diff --git a/torque.spec b/torque.spec
index 1c0aa01..d4f35a3 100644
--- a/torque.spec
+++ b/torque.spec
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ BuildRequires: hwloc-devel
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires: munge-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
-BuildRequires: jsoncpp-devel
+BuildRequires: jsoncpp-devel, boost-devel
 
 %if %{use_tcl}
 BuildRequires: tcl-devel