diff --git a/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/boost160.patch b/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/boost160.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bd2da9c1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/boost160.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -uprb mongodb-src-r3.2.0.orig/SConstruct mongodb-src-r3.2.0/SConstruct
+--- SConstruct	2015-12-02 21:01:34.000000000 +0200
++++ SConstruct	2015-12-22 11:18:23.613216445 +0200
+@@ -2245,6 +2245,7 @@ def doConfigure(myenv):
+             # permit more than four parameters.
+             "BOOST_THREAD_DONT_PROVIDE_VARIADIC_THREAD",
+             "BOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED",
++            "BOOST_OPTIONAL_USE_SINGLETON_DEFINITION_OF_NONE",
+         ]
+     )
+