diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index 0cc9a589a9..51d4ed713a 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_THREAD
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_TIMER
 	bool "boost-timer"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_TYPE_ERASURE
+	bool "boost-type_erasure"
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_WAVE
 	bool "boost-wave"
 
diff --git a/package/boost/boost.mk b/package/boost/boost.mk
index fc8926509b..1d42f6c2a7 100644
--- a/package/boost/boost.mk
+++ b/package/boost/boost.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ HOST_BOOST_FLAGS = --without-icu \
 	--without-libraries=$(subst $(space),$(comma),atomic chrono context \
 	coroutine coroutine2 date_time exception filesystem graph \
 	graph_parallel iostreams locale log math mpi program_options python \
-	random regex serialization signals system test thread timer wave)
+	random regex serialization signals system test thread timer type_erasure \
+	wave)
 
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_ATOMIC),,atomic)
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_CHRONO),,chrono)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM),,system)
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_TEST),,test)
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_THREAD),,thread)
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_TIMER),,timer)
+BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_TYPE_ERASURE),,type_erasure)
 BOOST_WITHOUT_FLAGS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_WAVE),,wave)
 
 BOOST_TARGET_CXXFLAGS = $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)