diff --git a/extdep/compile/boost.cmake b/extdep/compile/boost.cmake
index c87c907b7..f38c70f02 100644
--- a/extdep/compile/boost.cmake
+++ b/extdep/compile/boost.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set(boost_address_model)
 # on windows 64:
 # set(boost_address_model address-model=64)
 
-set(boost_targets --with-filesystem --with-system --with-thread --with-date_time --with-regex --with-test --with-chrono)
+set(boost_targets --with-filesystem --with-system --with-thread --with-date_time --with-regex --with-test --with-chrono --with-program_options)
 ExternalProject_Add(boost
 	URL http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.gz
 	BINARY_DIR boost-prefix/src/boost