diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdelibs/baloo.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdelibs/baloo.nix
index 0976639e8033..8883c03274df 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdelibs/baloo.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdelibs/baloo.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, kde, kdelibs, pkgconfig, doxygen, kdepimlibs, xapian, qjson, akonadi, kfilemetadata
+{ stdenv, kde, kdelibs, pkgconfig, doxygen, kdepimlibs, xapian, qjson, akonadi, kfilemetadata, boost
 }:
 
 kde {
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kde {
 # TODO: qmobipocket
 
   buildInputs = [
-    kdelibs kdepimlibs xapian qjson akonadi kfilemetadata
+    kdelibs kdepimlibs xapian qjson akonadi kfilemetadata boost
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig doxygen ];
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdepimlibs.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdepimlibs.nix
index 8301e9f4b188..e0f355acdd95 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdepimlibs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.14/kdepimlibs.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ kde {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   buildInputs =
-    [ gpgme libical libxslt qjson prison
+    [ boost gpgme libical libxslt qjson prison
       openldap cyrus_sasl akonadi shared_desktop_ontologies
     ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ kdelibs nepomuk_core boost ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ kdelibs nepomuk_core ];
+
+  # Prevent a dependency on boost.dev. FIXME: move this cmake file to .dev.
+  postInstall = "rm $out/lib/gpgmepp/GpgmeppConfig.cmake";
 
   meta = {
     description = "KDE PIM libraries";