diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca6abcec9e3aef9531750633fd845ec55f1628bc..e00e94579fd082c29827bbf53c7353e28137fe08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
 
-set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH "${BOOST_INCLUDEDIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH}")
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "${BOOST_LIBRARYDIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost/stage/lib ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH "${BOOST_INCLUDEDIR};${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost/boost;${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH}")
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "${BOOST_LIBRARYDIR};${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/external_dependencies/boost/stage/lib;${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 
 message("CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH: ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH}")
 message("CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH}")