diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 9068290a90..75ff792971 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1032,12 +1032,12 @@ def configure(conf):
             else:
                 conf.check_cc(function_name='dlopen', header_name='dlfcn.h', lib='dl', uselib_store='DL')
 
-    conf.check_cxx(fragment = "#include <boost/version.hpp>\n#if !defined (BOOST_VERSION) || BOOST_VERSION < 103900\n#error boost >= 1.39 is not available\n#endif\nint main(void) { return 0; }\n",
+    conf.check_cxx(fragment = "#include <boost/version.hpp>\n#if !defined (BOOST_VERSION) || BOOST_VERSION < 105600\n#error boost >= 1.56 is not available\n#endif\nint main(void) { return 0; }\n",
               execute = False,
               mandatory = True,
-              msg = 'Checking for boost library >= 1.39',
+              msg = 'Checking for boost library >= 1.56',
               okmsg = 'ok',
-              errmsg = 'too old\nPlease install boost version 1.39 or higher.')
+              errmsg = 'too old\nPlease install boost version 1.56 or higher.')
 
     if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) != None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
         autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'alsa', uselib_store='ALSA')