diff --git a/pkgs/gazebo/default.nix b/pkgs/gazebo/default.nix
index 0f085c17ab..fb3c7d011b 100644
--- a/pkgs/gazebo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/gazebo/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, mkDerivation, fetchurl, fetchpatch, cmake, pkg-config, ronn, libGL
 , openal, hdf5, curl, tinyxml, tinyxml-2, libtar, gts, libusb1, qtbase, gdal
-, libuuid, graphviz, libsForQt5, freeimage, boost173, protobuf, sdformat, tbb
+, libuuid, graphviz, libsForQt5, freeimage, boost, protobuf, sdformat, tbb
 , ogre, ffmpeg, ignition, ignition-cmake ? ignition.cmake0
 , ignition-common ? ignition.common, ignition-math ? ignition.math4
 , ignition-transport ? ignition.transport8, ignition-msgs ? ignition.msgs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     freeimage
-    boost173
+    boost
     protobuf
     sdformat
     tbb