diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 67700200d97..1b4cece5500 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17979,7 +17979,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   rpcs3 = libsForQt5.callPackage ../misc/emulators/rpcs3 { };
 
-  rstudio = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/rstudio { };
+  rstudio = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/rstudio {
+    boost = boost166;
+  };
 
   rsync = callPackage ../applications/networking/sync/rsync {
     enableACLs = !(stdenv.isDarwin || stdenv.isSunOS || stdenv.isFreeBSD);