diff --git a/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake b/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
index 530ca40741b4b4afda948e75b19c4591eb7e8b92..ef60e82f6d852e186bfcec822d378776c2cf1eb4 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ IF(NOT Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 	IF(OGS_LIBS_DIR)
 		SET(BOOST_ROOT ${OGS_LIBS_DIR}/boost)
 	ENDIF()
+	IF(IS_DIRECTORY /opt/boxen)
+		SET(BOOST_ROOT /opt/boxen/homebrew)
+	ENDIF()
 	FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.48.0 COMPONENTS ${BOOST_LIBS_TO_BUILD})
 	IF(Boost_FOUND)
 		INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})