diff --git a/ndn-tools/debian/rules b/ndn-tools/debian/rules
index a4d748a..c0d37c1 100755
--- a/ndn-tools/debian/rules
+++ b/ndn-tools/debian/rules
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 
 LDFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
 CXXFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CXXFLAGS)
+LIBDIR := /usr/lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --parallel --with=systemd
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" LINKFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" ./waf configure --prefix=/usr
+	CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" LINKFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" ./waf configure --prefix=/usr --boost-libs="$(LIBDIR)"
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	./waf build