diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 43159f4..146b5e8 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     conf.check_cfg(package='libndn-cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'],
                    uselib_store='NDN_CPP', mandatory=True)
 
-    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options log iostreams thread'
+    boost_libs = 'system chrono program_options iostreams thread'
     if conf.options.with_tests:
         conf.env['WITH_TESTS'] = 1
         conf.define('WITH_TESTS', 1);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     conf.check_boost(lib=boost_libs)
 
     if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 104800:
-        Logs.error("Minimum required boost version is 1.54.0")
+        Logs.error("Minimum required boost version is 1.48.0")
         Logs.error("Please upgrade your distribution or install custom boost libraries")
         return