diff --git a/gnu/packages/boost.scm b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
index 69fbc2777a..16b0a68a07 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/boost.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
                    '()))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (delete 'bootstrap)
          (replace 'configure
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))