diff --git a/libs/boost/Makefile b/libs/boost/Makefile
index d2826b32c..832fc57b8 100644
--- a/libs/boost/Makefile
+++ b/libs/boost/Makefile
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=boost
-PKG_VERSION:=1_49_0
+PKG_VERSION:=1_51_0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/boost
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=e0defc8c818e4f1c5bbb29d0292b76ca
+PKG_MD5SUM:=6a1f32d902203ac70fbec78af95b3cf8
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=boost/host
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ endef
 define Package/boost-thread
   $(call Package/boost/Default)
   TITLE+= (thread)
+  DEPENDS+= +boost-system +boost-chrono
 endef
 
 define Package/boost-timer