diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index d85168cc..f8ff1c4b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ if not env.GetOption('clean'):
 			print("  If you're sure it's installed, try passing INCLUDEPATH=...")
 			Exit(1)
 
-	boost_versions = ['-1_85'] # This is a bit of a hack. :(
-	suffixes = ['-mt', f'-mt-x{env["bits"]}']
+	boost_versions = ['', '-1_84'] # This is a bit of a hack. :(
+	suffixes = ['', '-mt', f'-mt-x{env["bits"]}']
 
 
 	check_header('boost/lexical_cast.hpp', 'Boost.LexicalCast')