diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 95561744..7aa25f86 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([mkl],
 
 AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.2])
 AX_PYTHON_DEVEL([>= '3.2'])
-AX_BOOST_BASE([1.55])
+AX_BOOST_BASE([1.54])
 AX_BOOST_PYTHON
 
 pythonon=false