diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a3aacf46c67d47508303d9b093df54202da2c12..07bf840be7a25fa092ae7f88a2a00aba41327bd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ INC_DIR=/usr/local/omniORB/include \
 	   /usr/local/soci/include \
 	   /usr/local/soci/include/soci \
 	   /usr/include/mysql \
+	   /usr/include/soci \
 	   /usr/local/protobuf/include \
 	   ./src
 LIB_DIR=/usr/local/omniORB/lib \
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ LIB_DIR=/usr/local/omniORB/lib \
 CC=g++
 CXX_DEBUG_FLAGS=-g -DVERBOSE_DEBUG
 CXX_RELEASE_FLAGS=-O3
-CXX_DEFAULT_FLAGS=-c -Wall -Wextra -std=c++0x -Wno-unused-local-typedefs
+CXX_DEFAULT_FLAGS=-c -Wall -Wextra -std=c++0x -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -DHAVE_BOOST
 LDFLAGS=-Wall -lomniORB4 -lomniDynamic4 -lCOS4 -lomnithread -ltango -llog4tango \
 	-lsoci_core -lsoci_mysql -lmysqlclient -lboost_system -lboost_thread \
 	-lboost_filesystem -lboost_date_time -lprotobuf -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread