diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e2e8fc4b28c..98bfa5b3e9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8362,9 +8362,9 @@ let
 
   kde4 = recurseIntoAttrs pkgs.kde47;
 
-  kde47 = kdePackagesFor pkgs.kde47 "4.7";
+  kde47 = kdePackagesFor (pkgs.kde47 // {boost = boost149;}) "4.7";
 
-  kde48 = kdePackagesFor pkgs.kde48 "4.8";
+  kde48 = kdePackagesFor (pkgs.kde48 // {boost = boost149;}) "4.8";
 
   kdePackagesFor = self: version:
     let callPackageOrig = callPackage; in