diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
index 6118d377a79f..9d25eb05632e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/3.0.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/
     cp -v "$src/lisp/"*.el $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    for i in date_time filesystem system iostreams regex unit_test_framework; do
+      boostlib=libboost_''$i.dylib
+      install_name_tool -change ''$boostlib $out/lib/''$boostlib $out/bin/ledger
+    done
   '';
 
   meta = {