diff --git a/cmake/macros/ConfigureBoost.cmake b/cmake/macros/ConfigureBoost.cmake
index fdb8b1b30d..a06b194996 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/ConfigureBoost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/ConfigureBoost.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=${ver})
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost 1.55 REQUIRED system thread)
+find_package(Boost 1.49 REQUIRED system thread)
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_DATE_TIME_NO_LIB)
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB)
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_CHRONO_NO_LIB)