diff --git a/srcpkgs/websocketpp/patches/boost-1.70.patch b/srcpkgs/websocketpp/patches/boost-1.70.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58d1944e2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/websocketpp/patches/boost-1.70.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp/issues/794
+
+--- websocketpp/transport/asio/connection.hpp.orig	2018-07-16 12:40:53 UTC
++++ websocketpp/transport/asio/connection.hpp
+@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class connection : public config::socket_type::socket_
+      */
+     timer_ptr set_timer(long duration, timer_handler callback) {
+         timer_ptr new_timer = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::steady_timer>(
+-            lib::ref(*m_io_service),
++            *m_io_service,
+             lib::asio::milliseconds(duration)
+         );
+ 
+@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class connection : public config::socket_type::socket_
+ 
+         if (config::enable_multithreading) {
+             m_strand = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::io_service::strand>(
+-                lib::ref(*io_service));
++                *io_service);
+         }
+ 
+         lib::error_code ec = socket_con_type::init_asio(io_service, m_strand,
+--- websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp.orig	2018-07-16 12:40:53 UTC
++++ websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
+@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class endpoint : public config::socket_type { (public)
+         m_io_service = ptr;
+         m_external_io_service = true;
+         m_acceptor = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor>(
+-            lib::ref(*m_io_service));
++            *m_io_service);
+ 
+         m_state = READY;
+         ec = lib::error_code();
+@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class endpoint : public config::socket_type { (public)
+      */
+     void start_perpetual() {
+         m_work = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::io_service::work>(
+-            lib::ref(*m_io_service)
++            *m_io_service
+         );
+     }
+ 
+@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class endpoint : public config::socket_type { (public)
+         // Create a resolver
+         if (!m_resolver) {
+             m_resolver = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::ip::tcp::resolver>(
+-                lib::ref(*m_io_service));
++                *m_io_service);
+         }
+ 
+         tcon->set_uri(u);
+--- websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp.orig	2018-07-16 12:40:53 UTC
++++ websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp
+@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class connection : public lib::enable_shared_from_this
+         }
+ 
+         m_socket = lib::make_shared<lib::asio::ip::tcp::socket>(
+-            lib::ref(*service));
++            *service);
+ 
+         if (m_socket_init_handler) {
+             m_socket_init_handler(m_hdl, *m_socket);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/websocketpp/template b/srcpkgs/websocketpp/template
index 8d8bb97bf20..2a2744832a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/websocketpp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/websocketpp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'websocketpp'
 pkgname=websocketpp
 version=0.8.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 short_desc="C++/Boost Asio based websocket client/server library"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"