diff --git a/general/genlib/boost.xml b/general/genlib/boost.xml
index 5b41db365d..5c6d298334 100644
--- a/general/genlib/boost.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/boost.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
+    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
+    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Required patch:
+          <ulink url="&patch-root;/boost_&boost-dl-version;-glibc-1.patch"/>
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Boost Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
@@ -93,7 +103,8 @@
       commands:
     </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../boost_&boost-dl-version;-glibc-1.patch &amp;&amp;
+./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
 ./b2 stage threading=multi link=shared</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>