diff --git a/libe-book.spec b/libe-book.spec
index b3783e3..17c2ef6 100644
--- a/libe-book.spec
+++ b/libe-book.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name: libe-book
 Version: 0.1.2
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Summary: A library for import of reflowable e-book formats
 
 License: MPLv2.0
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Currently supported: XHTML, raw, text.
 %autosetup -p1
 
 %build
+export CPPFLAGS=-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY
 %configure --disable-silent-rules --disable-static --disable-werror
 sed -i \
     -e 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' \
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 %{_mandir}/man1/ebook2text.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Aug 30 2015 David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com> - 0.1.2-7
+- fix build with boost 1.59
+
 * Wed Jul 29 2015 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.1.2-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F23Boost159