diff --git a/cmake_modules/PagmoFindBoost.cmake b/cmake_modules/PagmoFindBoost.cmake
index 1839ee8d7..23743f7ea 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/PagmoFindBoost.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/PagmoFindBoost.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Run a first pass for finding the headers only,
 # and establishing the Boost version.
 set(_PAGMO_BOOST_MINIMUM_VERSION 1.68.0)
-find_package(Boost ${_PAGMO_BOOST_MINIMUM_VERSION} QUIET REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost ${_PAGMO_BOOST_MINIMUM_VERSION} QUIET REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 set(_PAGMO_REQUIRED_BOOST_LIBS serialization)
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if(_PAGMO_FIND_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK)
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "Required Boost libraries: ${_PAGMO_REQUIRED_BOOST_LIBS}")
-find_package(Boost ${_PAGMO_BOOST_MINIMUM_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${_PAGMO_REQUIRED_BOOST_LIBS})
+find_package(Boost ${_PAGMO_BOOST_MINIMUM_VERSION} REQUIRED CONFIG COMPONENTS ${_PAGMO_REQUIRED_BOOST_LIBS})
 if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Not all requested Boost components were found, exiting.")
 endif()