diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b90d876f7f..31478ef3b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ if(NOT FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE OR FREECAD_LIBPACK_CHECKFILE_CLBUNDLER)
     SetupPython()
     SetupPCL()
     SetupPybind11()
-    SetupBoost()
     SetupXercesC()
     find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
     find_package(PyCXX REQUIRED)
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ if(NOT FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE OR FREECAD_LIBPACK_CHECKFILE_CLBUNDLER)
         SetupOpenGL()
     endif(BUILD_GUI)
     SetupSalomeSMESH()
+    SetupBoost()
     if (BUILD_FEM_NETGEN)
         find_package(NETGEN)
     endif(BUILD_FEM_NETGEN)