diff --git i/CMakeLists.txt w/CMakeLists.txt
index 0050140b9f..1e73f635da 100644
--- i/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,20 +168,29 @@ include_directories("${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}" "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/libs" "${
 if (USE_PCH)
   message(STATUS "Precompiled headers are ON")
   set(OMIM_PCH_TARGET_NAME "omim_pch")
   add_precompiled_headers(
     ${OMIM_ROOT}/precompiled_headers.hpp
     ${OMIM_PCH_TARGET_NAME}
   )
 endif()
 
 if (WITH_SYSTEM_PROVIDED_3PARTY)
+  find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
+  if (NOT TARGET Boost::headers)
+    if (TARGET Boost::boost)
+      add_library(Boost::headers ALIAS Boost::boost)
+    else()
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find Boost::headers or Boost::boost target")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   # Should be on the root level, not in 3party, so tests can get these dependencies.
   find_package(ICU COMPONENTS uc i18n data REQUIRED)
   find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
   find_package(harfbuzz REQUIRED)
 
   set(GFLAGS_USE_TARGET_NAMESPACE ON)
   find_package(gflags REQUIRED)
 
   find_package(expat CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(jansson CONFIG REQUIRED)