diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a18ef3d5ed..5d59e87344 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ endif()
 set(Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE ON)
 set(Boost_NO_WARN_NEW_VERSIONS ON)  # ignore warnings about new releases of boost
 
-find_package(Boost 1.77.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS} OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS ${BOOST_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS})
+find_package(Boost 1.6.2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS} OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS ${BOOST_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS})
 
 if(OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_MYGUI)
     find_package(MyGUI 3.4.2 REQUIRED)