diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 86b3fdd30..153e76bc7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fwrapv],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fwrapv"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-strict-aliasing],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wno-builtin-declaration-mismatch],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wno-builtin-declaration-mismatch"],,[[$CXXFLAG_WERROR]])
 
-LIBZCASH_LIBS="-lgmp -lgmpxx -lboost_system-mt -lcrypto -lsodium $RUST_LIBS"
+LIBZCASH_LIBS="-lgmp -lgmpxx -lboost_system -lcrypto -lsodium $RUST_LIBS"
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build bitcoind])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_BITCOIND], [test x$build_bitcoind = xyes])
diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
index 0c545c4d5..7d8d79901 100644
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
 $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
 $(package)_config_opts=--layout=tagged --build-type=complete --user-config=user-config.jam
-$(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
+$(package)_config_opts+=link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=shared
 $(package)_config_opts_darwin=--toolset=darwin-4.2.1 runtime-link=shared
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static