diff --git a/external/soci/conanfile.py b/external/soci/conanfile.py
index 0e5257bd7b..fe4c54e53e 100644
--- a/external/soci/conanfile.py
+++ b/external/soci/conanfile.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class SociConan(ConanFile):
         self.cpp_info.components["soci_core"].set_property("cmake_target_name", "SOCI::soci_core{}".format(target_suffix))
         self.cpp_info.components["soci_core"].libs = ["{}soci_core{}".format(lib_prefix, lib_suffix)]
         if self.options.with_boost:
-            self.cpp_info.components["soci_core"].requires.append("boost::boost")
+            self.cpp_info.components["soci_core"].requires.append("boost::headers")
 
         # soci_empty
         if self.options.empty: