diff --git a/subprojects/boost.wrap b/subprojects/boost.wrap
index 2f7a22f..179e762 100644
--- a/subprojects/boost.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/boost.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 [wrap-file]
+directory = boost_1_78_0
 source_url = https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/boost_1_78_0.tar.bz2
 source_hash = 8681f175d4bdb26c52222665793eef08490d7758529330f98d3b29dd0735bccc
 source_filename = 1_78_0.tar.bz2
+patch_directory = boost
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb0279b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+project('boost',
+    'cpp',
+    version : '1.78.0',
+    license : 'Boost'
+)
+
+boost_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories : include_directories('.'),
+)
+
+meson.override_dependency('boost', boost_dep)