diff --git a/examples/chat_client/Makefile b/examples/chat_client/Makefile
index 19d4151bca..6743e85533 100644
--- a/examples/chat_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/chat_client/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SHARED  ?= "1"
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random ../../libwebsocketpp.a
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
 endif
 
 chat_client: chat_client.o chat_client_handler.o
diff --git a/examples/chat_server/Makefile b/examples/chat_server/Makefile
index 5062d989a6..dfd1193bb7 100644
--- a/examples/chat_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/chat_server/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_thread -lboost_regex -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
 endif
diff --git a/examples/echo_client/Makefile b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
index ec17a3dab5..bc48bddeea 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SHARED  ?= "1"
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options -lpthread
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
 endif
 
 echo_client: echo_client.o
diff --git a/examples/echo_server/Makefile b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
index 9c396693eb..606bb08046 100644
--- a/examples/echo_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
 endif