diff --git a/libvisio/configure.ac b/libvisio/configure.ac
index 1611dcb..adcfd2b 100644
--- a/libvisio/configure.ac
+++ b/libvisio/configure.ac
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(
 	[]
 )
 
+# =========
+# Find required boost libraries
+# =========
+AX_BOOST_BASE
+AX_BOOST_SYSTEM
+
 # =====
 # Tools
 # =====
@@ -286,7 +292,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$native_win32" = "xyes"], [
 	])
 ])
 LIBVISIO_CXXFLAGS="${REVENGE_CFLAGS} ${LIBXML_CFLAGS} ${ZLIB_CFLAGS} ${ICU_CFLAGS}"
-LIBVISIO_LIBS="${REVENGE_LIBS} ${LIBXML_LIBS} ${ZLIB_LIBS} ${ICU_LIBS}"
+LIBVISIO_LIBS="${REVENGE_LIBS} ${LIBXML_LIBS} ${ZLIB_LIBS} ${ICU_LIBS} ${BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB}"
 AC_SUBST(LIBVISIO_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBVISIO_LIBS)