diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/default.nix
index 808984ad664..c886cf3c270 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     HOME=$TMPDIR
   '';
 
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
@@ -45,5 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       homepage = "http://www.bitcoin.org/";
       maintainers = [ maintainers.roconnor ];
       license = licenses.mit;
+      platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }