diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45ebd39d..86fc42cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ target_include_directories(
 )
 
 target_compile_features(aqnwb_aqnwb PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_compile_definitions(aqnwb_aqnwb PUBLIC BOOST_NO_CXX98_FUNCTION_BASE)
 
 # ---- Additional libraries needed ----
 find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS CXX)