diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59dde451..ef8056ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version 64:
 * Better User-Agent in examples
 * async_write requires a non-const message
 * Doc tidying
+* Add link_directories to cmake
 
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a58220e8..6e06d21a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ option (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS "Use static libraries for boost" ON)
 set (BOOST_COMPONENTS coroutine context filesystem program_options system thread)
 find_package (Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS})
 
+link_directories(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
 if (MINGW)
     link_libraries(ws2_32 mswsock)
 endif()