diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ae07a4b48e134d..d243ce9b6b0a82 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ bitcoin_util_LDADD = \
 
 # bitcoin-chainstate binary #
 bitcoin_chainstate_SOURCES = bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
-bitcoin_chainstate_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
+bitcoin_chainstate_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 bitcoin_chainstate_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 
 bitcoin_chainstate_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) -static