diff --git a/util/CMakeLists.txt b/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a96ef5..0708d8a 100644
--- a/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ set_target_properties(kenlm_util PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 target_link_libraries(kenlm_util
   PUBLIC
   # Boost is required for building binaries and tests
-  "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${Boost_LIBRARIES}>"
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:Boost::program_options>
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:Boost::system>
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:Boost::thread>
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:Boost::unit_test_framework>
   PRIVATE
   Threads::Threads
   ${RT})
diff --git a/util/stream/CMakeLists.txt b/util/stream/CMakeLists.txt
index be2fe00..a7e7df5 100644
--- a/util/stream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/stream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,5 +35,11 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   )
 
   AddTests(TESTS ${KENLM_BOOST_TESTS_LIST}
-           LIBRARIES kenlm_util ${Boost_LIBRARIES} Threads::Threads)
+           LIBRARIES
+           kenlm_util
+           Boost::program_options
+           Boost::system
+           Boost::thread
+           Boost::unit_test_framework
+           Threads::Threads)
 endif()