diff --git a/gnu/packages/boost.scm b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
index 1d942603e5..cb142fdb02 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/boost.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages boost)
 (define-public boost
   (package
     (name "boost")
-    (version "1.58.0")
+    (version "1.57.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ (define-public boost
                     ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1rfkqxns60171q62cppiyzj8pmsbwp1l8jd7p6crriryqd7j1z7x"))))
+                "0rs94vdmg34bwwj23fllva6mhrml2i7mvmlb11zyrk1k5818q34i"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("zlib" ,zlib)))
     (native-inputs