diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
index b24f377e7..8f3fd1b1c 100644
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -11,20 +11,21 @@ $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
 $(package)_config_opts=--layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
 $(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=shared
-$(package)_config_opts_darwin=--toolset=darwin-4.2.1 runtime-link=shared
+$(package)_config_opts_darwin=--toolset=gcc runtime-link=shared threadapi=pthread
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
 $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=address-model=64
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
 $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
 $(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
-$(package)_toolset_darwin=darwin
-$(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_libtool)
+$(package)_toolset_darwin=gcc
+$(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_ar)
 $(package)_config_libraries=chrono,filesystem,program_options,system,thread,test
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11 -fvisibility=hidden
 $(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
 endef
 
+
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   echo "using $(boost_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$(boost_archiver_$(host_os))\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
 endef
@@ -33,10 +34,18 @@ define $(package)_config_cmds
   ./bootstrap.sh --without-icu --with-libraries=$(boost_config_libraries)
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(host_os),linux)
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  ./b2 -d2 -j2 -d1 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) cxxflags=-std=c++11 stage
+endef
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  ./b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) cxxflags=-std=c++11 install
+endef
+else
 define $(package)_build_cmds
   ./b2 -d2 -j2 -d1 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) stage
 endef
-
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   ./b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) install
 endef
+endif