diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/patches/fix-compile-error.patch b/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/patches/fix-compile-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ef0e80dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/patches/fix-compile-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+--- protoc-c/c_file.h.orig	2018-07-01 11:52:24.135863225 +0200
++++ protoc-c/c_file.h	2018-07-01 11:54:02.117755492 +0200
+@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
+ #include <vector>
+ #include <google/protobuf/stubs/common.h>
+ #include <protoc-c/c_field.h>
++#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
++#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
++using namespace boost;
++using namespace std;
+ 
+ namespace google {
+ namespace protobuf {
+--- protoc-c/c_helpers.cc.orig	2018-07-01 11:52:24.137863243 +0200
++++ protoc-c/c_helpers.cc	2018-07-01 11:54:05.424785612 +0200
+@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
+ 
+ #include <protoc-c/c_helpers.h>
+ #include <google/protobuf/stubs/common.h>
++#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
++#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
++using namespace boost;
++using namespace std;
+ 
+ namespace google {
+ namespace protobuf {
+--- protoc-c/c_message.h.orig	2018-07-01 11:52:24.138863253 +0200
++++ protoc-c/c_message.h	2018-07-01 11:54:08.375812485 +0200
+@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
+ #include <string>
+ #include <google/protobuf/stubs/common.h>
+ #include <protoc-c/c_field.h>
++#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
++#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
++using namespace boost;
++using namespace std;
+ 
+ namespace google {
+ namespace protobuf {
+--- protoc-c/c_field.h.orig	2018-07-01 11:52:24.142863289 +0200
++++ protoc-c/c_field.h	2018-07-01 11:54:11.010836479 +0200
+@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
+ 
+ #include <google/protobuf/stubs/common.h>
+ #include <google/protobuf/descriptor.h>
++#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
++#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
++using namespace boost;
++using namespace std;
+ 
+ namespace google {
+ namespace protobuf {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/template
index d8530462f7..ec148eb92e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf-c/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.3.0
 revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config protobuf"
-makedepends="protobuf-devel"
+makedepends="protobuf-devel boost-devel"
 short_desc="C implementation of the Google Protocol Buffers"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"