diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a065c23c5b..c5314a3f0b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,24 +138,15 @@ endif()
 
 # Find installed packages
 
-find_package(Threads)
-
-set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
-
-if (PLATFORM_MAC)
-  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
-endif()
 
 set(BOOST_VERSION 1.68)
-set(BOOST_ROOT "${OMIM_ROOT}/3party/boost")
-set(BOOST_INCLUDEDIR "${OMIM_ROOT}/3party/boost")
-set(BOOST_BOOST_LIBRARYDIR "${OMIM_ROOT}/3party/boost/stage/lib/")
-set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS ON)
-
-set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIR "${BOOST_INCLUDEDIR}")
-set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIR "${BOOST_BOOST_LIBRARYDIR}")
+set(OMIM_BOOST_SRC "${OMIM_ROOT}/3party/boost")
+set(OMIM_BOOST_BINARY_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/3party/boost/")
+set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIR "${OMIM_BOOST_SRC}")
+set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIR "${OMIM_BOOST_BINARY_PATH}/lib")
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+find_package(Threads)
+set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
 
 init_boost()
 install_boost_headers()
diff --git a/cmake/ExternalBoost.cmake b/cmake/ExternalBoost.cmake
index a38fd98434..146aca15f5 100644
--- a/cmake/ExternalBoost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ExternalBoost.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-function(run_bash_command command)
-  execute_process(COMMAND bash -c ${command} RESULT_VARIABLE ret)
+function(run_bash)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "CMD" "WORKING_DIRECTORY" ${ARGN})
+  message("Run ${ARG_CMD} ...")
+  execute_process(COMMAND bash -c ${ARG_CMD}
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${ARG_WORKING_DIRECTORY}
+    RESULT_VARIABLE ret)
   if (NOT (ret EQUAL "0"))
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Сommand ${command} failed with code ${ret}.")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Сommand ${ARG_CMD} failed with code ${ret}.")
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
 function(init_boost)
-  run_bash_command("cd ${BOOST_ROOT} && ./bootstrap.sh")
+  run_bash(CMD "./bootstrap.sh" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${OMIM_BOOST_SRC})
 endfunction()
 
-function(install_boost option)
-  run_bash_command("cd ${BOOST_ROOT} && ./b2 ${option}")
+function(boost_b2 option)
+  run_bash(CMD "./b2 ${option}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${OMIM_BOOST_SRC})
 endfunction()
 
 function(install_boost_headers)
-  install_boost("headers")
+  boost_b2("headers")
 endfunction()
 
 function(link_boost_lib exe library)
-  install_boost("link=static --with-${library}")
+  boost_b2("install link=static --with-${library} --prefix=${OMIM_BOOST_BINARY_PATH}")
   find_package(Boost ${BOOST_VERSION} COMPONENTS ${library} REQUIRED)
   target_link_libraries(${exe} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 endfunction()