diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f1019da..c293e00 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 endif
 bmcweb_dependencies += nlohmann_json
 
-boost = dependency('boost',version : '>=1.80.0', required : false, include_type: 'system')
+boost = dependency('boost',version : '>=1.79.0', required : false, include_type: 'system')
 if not boost.found()
   subproject('boost', required: false)
   boost_inc = include_directories('subprojects/boost_1_80_0/', is_system:true)