diff --git a/get-dependencies.sh b/get-dependencies.sh
index 720dd31..89753aa 100644
--- a/get-dependencies.sh
+++ b/get-dependencies.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ else
 	pacman -Syu --noconfirm vulkan-freedreno vulkan-panfrost
 fi
 
+# fix build failing with new version of boost
+# /usr/include/boost/async_pipe.hpp is gone on boos-t1.88. not sure if intended or a bug
+if [ "$(uname -m)" = 'x86_64' ]; then
+	wget 'https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/b/boost/boost-1.87.0-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst'           -O ./boost.pkg.tar.zst
+	wget 'https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/b/boost-libs/boost-libs-1.87.0-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' -O ./boost-libs.pkg.tar.zst
+fi
 
 echo "Installing debloated pckages..."
 echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"