diff --git a/cmake/conan/Boost.cmake b/cmake/conan/Boost.cmake
index 0dde4e21f..fe5412cf1 100644
--- a/cmake/conan/Boost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/conan/Boost.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(ripple_boost
   INTERFACE
-    Boost::headers
+    Boost::boost
     Boost::chrono
     Boost::container
     Boost::coroutine
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 16469af8d..72f177957 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
         'snappy/*:shared': False,
         'soci/*:shared': False,
         'soci/*:with_sqlite3': True,
-        'soci/*:with_boost': True,
+        # TODO: this is workaround for soci's overly zealous boost dependency which will
+        # cause the build to link against ALL the boost libraries, which is not what we want.
+        # Components depending on soci, already have a dependency on boost, so we can skip this.
+        # When conan 2 is used, the updated soci recipe is already only linking against the boost::headers.
+        'soci/*:with_boost': False,
         'xxhash/*:shared': False,
     }