diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ddc003c0b694c42e044ed5ac19dc1332bfca641..e81a78327f703f8e393ba45d1b680cb1bf6d4719 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ setup(
         version = version,
         bob_packages = ['bob.core'],
         packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system'],
+        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
         ),
 
       Library("bob_io_base",
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ setup(
         version = version,
         bob_packages = ['bob.core', 'bob.blitz'],
         packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system'],
+        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
       ),
 
       Extension("bob.io.base._library",
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ setup(
         version = version,
         bob_packages = ['bob.core'],
         packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system'],
+        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
         ),
       ],