diff --git a/srcpkgs/openscad/template b/srcpkgs/openscad/template
index 8499840b2a8..97056ec5697 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openscad/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openscad/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'openscad'
 pkgname=openscad
 version=2021.01
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=qmake
 hostmakedepends="bison flex pkg-config gettext qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools"
 makedepends="cgal-devel harfbuzz-devel opencsg-devel qscintilla-qt5-devel
  boost-devel-minimal libboost_filesystem libboost_program_options
- libboost_regex
  qt5-multimedia-devel libxml2-devel libzip-devel double-conversion-devel"
 short_desc="Solid 3D CAD modeller"
 maintainer="Pierre Allegraud <pierre.allegraud@crans.org>"
@@ -14,3 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.openscad.org"
 distfiles="http://files.openscad.org/${pkgname}-${version}.src.tar.gz"
 checksum=d938c297e7e5f65dbab1461cac472fc60dfeaa4999ea2c19b31a4184f2d70359
+
+pre_patch() {
+	sed -i 's/-lboost_system -lboost_regex//' features/boost.prf
+}