diff --git a/src/boost.cmake b/src/boost.cmake
index 37ecc13..3be4848 100644
--- a/src/boost.cmake
+++ b/src/boost.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(VERA_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST)
 
 set(boostLibs filesystem system program_options regex wave)
 if(VERA_PYTHON)
-  list(APPEND boostLibs python)
+  list(APPEND boostLibs python27)
 endif()
 
 if(VERA_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST)