diff --git a/gnu/packages/boost.scm b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
index b772781f56..f9108b3ad6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/boost.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ across a broad spectrum of applications.")
     (license (license:x11-style "https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt"
                                 "Some components have other similar licences."))))
 
+;; Some programs need Boost to be built with C++14 support.
+(define-public boost-cxx14
+  (package (inherit boost)
+    (arguments
+      (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments boost)
+        ((#:make-flags flags)
+         `(append ,flags
+                  '("cxxflags=-std=c++14")))))
+    (properties '((hidden? . #t)))))
+
 (define-public boost-for-mysql
   ;; Older version for MySQL 5.7.23.
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index 32b92a976c..e8a50c676c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ single-member files which can't be decompressed in parallel.")
    (build-system cmake-build-system)
    (arguments
     `(#:tests? #f)) ;; No tests available.
-   (inputs `(("boost" ,boost)
+   (inputs `(("boost" ,boost-cxx14)
              ("libiconv" ,libiconv)
              ("xz" ,xz)))
    (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mpd.scm b/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
index fe8610ab94..0a81a3b8b8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ terminal using ncurses.")
                 "0m0mjb049sl62vx13h9waavysa30mk0rphacksnvf94n13la62v5"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("libmpdclient" ,libmpdclient)
-              ("boost"  ,boost)
+              ("boost"  ,boost-cxx14)
               ("readline" ,readline)
               ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
               ("taglib" ,taglib)