diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c92eae2da9c..7bc807082f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ in
   f3 = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/f3 { };
 
   facter = callPackage ../tools/system/facter {
+    boost = boost160;
     ruby = ruby_2_1;
   };