diff --git a/graphics/poppler/Makefile b/graphics/poppler/Makefile
index bfa291c0f17a..fb9783d3ad38 100644
--- a/graphics/poppler/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/poppler/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libnspr4.so:devel/nspr \
 		libtiff.so:graphics/tiff \
 		libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
 		libnss3.so:security/nss \
-		libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig \
-		libboost_system.so:devel/boost-libs
+		libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig
 RUN_DEPENDS=	poppler-data>0:graphics/poppler-data
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cpe cmake:insource gnome jpeg libtool \
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ CMAKE_ON=	ENABLE_LIBJPEG  \
 		ENABLE_ZLIB \
 		ENABLE_NSS \
 		ENABLE_SPLASH
-CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_GTK_TESTS
+CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_GTK_TESTS ENABLE_BOOST
 
 # Slave ports.
 _POPPLER_SLAVES=	library glib qt5 utils