diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
index 9d25eb05632e..64fbf991713b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for i in date_time filesystem system iostreams regex unit_test_framework; do
       boostlib=libboost_''$i.dylib
-      install_name_tool -change ''$boostlib $out/lib/''$boostlib $out/bin/ledger
+      install_name_tool -change ''$boostlib ${boost}/lib/''$boostlib $out/bin/ledger
     done
   '';