diff --git a/cmake/Modules/UseDynamicBoost.cmake b/cmake/Modules/UseDynamicBoost.cmake
index 590d23a12..dbfb937ce 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/UseDynamicBoost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/UseDynamicBoost.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# be sure that this component is searched for
-find_package (Boost COMPONENTS unit_test_framework QUIET)
+if (NOT ${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_FOUND})
+  find_package (Boost 1.44.0 COMPONENTS unit_test_framework QUIET)
+endif ()
 
 if (${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_FOUND})
   # setup to do a test compile