diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2886438..50483ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@
 add_definitions (-DBOOST_NO_RTTI)
 add_definitions (-DBOOST_NO_TYPEID)
 add_definitions (-DBOOST_COROUTINES_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNING)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_URL_STANDALONE)
+add_definitions (-DBOOST_URL_HEADER_ONLY)
 
 # sdbusplus
 if (NOT ${YOCTO_DEPENDENCIES})