diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/blitz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/blitz/default.nix
index a64a8bd5943..e6f59ca8efe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/blitz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/blitz/default.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [ ./blitz-gcc47.patch ./blitz-testsuite-stencil-et.patch ];
 
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gfortran texinfo ]
-    ++ optional (boost != null) boost
-    ;
+    ++ optional (boost != null) [ boost.lib ];
 
   configureFlags =
     [ "--enable-shared"