diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c7976c0..53fa8061 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Your results will be in `~/src/mkxp-z/build` . You can type `open ~/src/mkxp-z/b
 sudo apt install build-essential git bison cmake meson autoconf libtool \
 pkg-config xxd libsdl2* libvorbisfile3 libvorbis-dev libpixman-1* \
 libboost-program-options1.65* libopenal1*  libopenal-dev zlib1g* \
-fluidsynth libfluidsynth-dev libsigc++-2.0* libogg-dev
+fluidsynth libfluidsynth-dev libsigc++-2.0* libogg-dev libboost-filesystem1.65*
 ```
 
 3. Build the rest from source:
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 43c43b2b..24fc9d2f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sdl2_ttf = dependency('SDL2_ttf')
 sdl2_image = dependency('SDL2_image')
 sdl_sound = dependency('SDL_sound')
 
-boost = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.49', modules: ['program_options', 'filesystem'])
+boost = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.49', modules: ['system', 'program_options', 'filesystem'])
 openal = dependency('openal')
 zlib = dependency('zlib')