diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb3b12598..1f8eb1217 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,13 +150,15 @@ if(LOGROTATE_HAS_SU)
   set(LOGROTATE_USE_SU "\n\tsu ${ICINGA2_USER} ${ICINGA2_GROUP}")
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS context coroutine date_time thread system program_options regex REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS context coroutine date_time filesystem thread system program_options regex REQUIRED)
 
 # Boost.Coroutine2 (the successor of Boost.Coroutine)
 # (1) doesn't even exist in old Boost versions and
 # (2) isn't supported by ASIO, yet.
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_COROUTINES_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNING)
 
+add_definitions(-DBOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED)
+
 link_directories(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})