diff --git a/net/kea/Makefile b/net/kea/Makefile
index bddff25daf..accd1f1ef3 100644
--- a/net/kea/Makefile
+++ b/net/kea/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=kea
 PKG_VERSION:=2.6.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://ftp.isc.org/isc/kea/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=MPL-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=boost
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=gc-sections
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ endef
 define Package/kea-libs
 	$(call Package/kea/Default)
 	TITLE+=Libraries
-	DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +log4cplus \
-	+boost +boost-system
+	DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +log4cplus +boost
 endef
 define Package/kea-libs/description
 		Kea required Libraries.