diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8aa4fce35..c8e1f64ca 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                 'mapnik', 
                 'mapnik-wkt',
                 'mapnik-json',
-                'boost_thread-mt',
+                'boost_thread',
                 'boost_system',
                 boost_python_lib,
             ],