diff --git a/package/boost/boost.mk b/package/boost/boost.mk
index 6e026f4781..6d1046e9a2 100644
--- a/package/boost/boost.mk
+++ b/package/boost/boost.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ HOST_BOOST_FLAGS = --without-icu --with-toolset=gcc \
 	--without-libraries=$(subst $(space),$(comma),atomic chrono context \
 	contract container coroutine date_time exception fiber filesystem graph \
 	graph_parallel iostreams json locale log math mpi nowide program_options \
-	python random regex serialization stacktrace system test thread timer \
+	python random serialization stacktrace system test thread timer \
 	type_erasure wave)
 
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_ATOMIC),,atomic)