diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa48a9f5..c30e878a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ message("-- LIMBO_BINARY_DIR ${LIMBO_BINARY_DIR}")
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 # first try to find static libraries, then try to find dynamic ones
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON) 
-find_package(Boost 1.55.0 COMPONENTS chrono timer graph)
+find_package(Boost 1.55.0 COMPONENTS timer chrono graph)
 if (NOT Boost_FOUND)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)  
-    find_package(Boost 1.55.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS chrono timer graph)
+    find_package(Boost 1.55.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS timer chrono graph)
 endif (NOT Boost_FOUND)
 message("-- Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS = ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 find_package(Gurobi)