--- cmake/boost.cmake
+++ cmake/boost.cmake
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # we assume that the correct version (see below)
 # is installed on the compile host in the standard location.
 
-SET(BOOST_PACKAGE_NAME "boost_1_73_0")
+SET(BOOST_PACKAGE_NAME "boost_1_59_0")
 SET(BOOST_TARBALL "${BOOST_PACKAGE_NAME}.tar.gz")
 SET(BOOST_DOWNLOAD_URL
   "http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.59.0/${BOOST_TARBALL}"
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ IF(NOT BOOST_MAJOR_VERSION EQUAL 10)
   COULD_NOT_FIND_BOOST()
 ENDIF()
 
-IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION EQUAL 73)
+IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION EQUAL 59)
   MESSAGE(WARNING "Boost minor version found is ${BOOST_MINOR_VERSION} "
     "we need 59"
     )