diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/README.txt b/tests/auto/debugger/README.txt
index b5c151a786c..13396b9bb76 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/README.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/README.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ conditions by using environment variables as follows:
       "normal" standard library, and the "debug" version
       (this will add DEFINES += _GLIBCXX_DEBUG) to the .pro
 
-  (QTC_MSVC_ENV_BAT - to set up MSVC)
+   QTC_BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH_FOR_TEST - include path for boost libraries
+      only necessary if you have more than one version in different
+      paths installed or if a non-standard path has been used
 
+  (QTC_MSVC_ENV_BAT - to set up MSVC)
 
 The tests should be used for automated testing, but can also
 be used for dumper development and fixing.
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
index 40378bd8401..09fcae55f0b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
@@ -608,8 +608,14 @@ struct Cxx11Profile : public Profile
 struct BoostProfile : public Profile
 {
     BoostProfile()
-      : Profile("macx:INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include")
-    {}
+      : Profile(QByteArray())
+    {
+        const QByteArray &boostIncPath = qgetenv("QTC_BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH_FOR_TEST");
+        if (!boostIncPath.isEmpty())
+            contents = QByteArray("INCLUDEPATH += ") + boostIncPath.constData();
+        else
+            contents = "macx:INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include";
+    }
 };
 
 struct MacLibCppProfile : public Profile