diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
index ed5a63ce3ecf..72a26aa27242 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@ regular@{
       # only a stripped down version is built which takes a lot less resources to build
       requiredSystemFeatures = [ ];
     };
+
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/16180
+    boost = pkgs.boost189;
   };
 }