--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ message(f'Detected system "@SYSTEM@".')
 
 #### Dependencies
 
-boost_dep = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.66', modules: ['system'])
+boost_dep = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.66')
 dl_dep = dependency('dl')
 threads_dep = dependency('threads')
 add_project_dependencies(boost_dep, dl_dep, threads_dep, language: ['cpp'])
