diff --git a/src/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp b/src/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
index 5965ccb..06c469f 100644
--- a/src/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@
 #ifndef NDN_DER_VISITOR_HPP
 #define NDN_DER_VISITOR_HPP
 
+#include <ndn-cpp/common.hpp>
+
+#if NDN_CPP_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+namespace ndnboost = boost;
+#else
 // We can use ndnboost::any because this is an internal header and will not conflict with the application if it uses boost::any.
 #include <ndnboost/any.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace ndn {
 
diff --git a/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp b/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
index 82b6364..3275ac5 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@
  * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
  */
 
+#include <ndn-cpp/common.hpp>
+
 #include <float.h>
+
+#if NDN_CPP_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST
+#include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
+namespace ndnboost = boost;
+#else
 // We can use ndnboost::iostreams because this is internal and will not conflict with the application if it uses boost::iostreams.
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
+#endif
+
 #include <ndn-cpp/sha256-with-rsa-signature.hpp>
 #include "../../encoding/der/der.hpp"
 #include "../../encoding/der/visitor/certificate-data-visitor.hpp"
diff --git a/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp b/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
index f57f5a6..fc41a94 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@
  * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
  */
 
+#include <ndn-cpp/common.hpp>
+
+#if NDN_CPP_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST
+#include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
+namespace ndnboost = boost;
+#else
 // We can use ndnboost::iostreams because this is internal and will not conflict with the application if it uses boost::iostreams.
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
-#include <ndn-cpp/security//security-exception.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <ndn-cpp/security/security-exception.hpp>
 #include "../../c/util/crypto.h"
 #include "../../encoding/der/der.hpp"
 #include <ndn-cpp/security/certificate/public-key.hpp>
diff --git a/src/util/blob-stream.hpp b/src/util/blob-stream.hpp
index 53d7e52..e376b77 100644
--- a/src/util/blob-stream.hpp
+++ b/src/util/blob-stream.hpp
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@
 #ifndef NDN_BLOB_STREAM_HPP
 #define NDN_BLOB_STREAM_HPP
 
+#include <ndn-cpp/common.hpp>
+
+#if NDN_CPP_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST
+#include <boost/iostreams/detail/ios.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/categories.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
+namespace ndnboost = boost;
+#else
 // We can use ndnboost::iostreams because this is internal and will not conflict with the application if it uses boost::iostreams.
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/detail/ios.hpp>
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/categories.hpp>
 #include <ndnboost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
-#include <ndn-cpp/common.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace ndn {