diff --git a/app-text/libwpd/libwpd-0.10.3.recipe b/app-text/libwpd/libwpd-0.10.3.recipe
index 950b4f405..60c0aac05 100644
--- a/app-text/libwpd/libwpd-0.10.3.recipe
+++ b/app-text/libwpd/libwpd-0.10.3.recipe
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ REQUIRES_devel="
 	"
 
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
-	devel:libboost_system$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libboost_system$secondaryArchSuffix >= 1.70.0
 	devel:librevenge_0.0$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:librevenge_generators_0.0$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:librevenge_stream_0.0$secondaryArchSuffix