diff --git a/src/common/Utilities/StartProcess.cpp b/src/common/Utilities/StartProcess.cpp
index 5079c5df63..de7295d82a 100644
--- a/src/common/Utilities/StartProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Utilities/StartProcess.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
  * with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+// compatibility for booost 1.74 (no boost/process/v1/) and 1.88 (no boost/process/)
+#if __has_include(<boost/process/v1/args.hpp>)
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(header) <boost/process/v1/header>
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_VERSION 1
+#else
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(header) <boost/process/header>
+#endif
+
 #include "StartProcess.h"
 #include "Errors.h"
 #include "Log.h"
@@ -23,13 +31,14 @@
 #include "Util.h"
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/join.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/args.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/child.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/env.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/exe.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/io.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
-#include <boost/process/search_path.hpp>
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(args.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(child.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(env.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(error.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(exe.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(io.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(pipe.hpp)
+#include BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER(search_path.hpp)
 
 using namespace boost::process;