diff --git a/package/libcpprestsdk/Config.in b/package/libcpprestsdk/Config.in
index e533b30393..7688021ed0 100644
--- a/package/libcpprestsdk/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcpprestsdk/Config.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCPPRESTSDK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_RANDOM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_REGEX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_THREAD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	help