diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 348e374785..ede17c680a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1862,8 +1862,7 @@ else
     boost-includes = -isystem $(miscbase)/usr/include
 endif
 
-boost-libs := $(boost-lib-dir)/libboost_program_options$(boost-mt).a \
-              $(boost-lib-dir)/libboost_system$(boost-mt).a
+boost-libs := $(boost-lib-dir)/libboost_system$(boost-mt).a
 
 ifeq ($(nfs), true)
 	nfs-lib = $(out)/libnfs.a
diff --git a/core/elf.cc b/core/elf.cc
index af4f2d0d08..1f8ae4041c 100644
--- a/core/elf.cc
+++ b/core/elf.cc
@@ -1154,12 +1154,10 @@ program::program(void* addr)
 #ifdef __x86_64__
           "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
           "libboost_system.so.1.55.0",
-          "libboost_program_options.so.1.55.0",
 #endif /* __x86_64__ */
 #ifdef __aarch64__
           "ld-linux-aarch64.so.1",
           "libboost_system-mt.so.1.55.0",
-          "libboost_program_options-mt.so.1.55.0",
 #endif /* __aarch64__ */
           "libpthread.so.0",
           "libdl.so.2",