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diff --git a/gnu/packages/boost.scm b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
index fbd0425c96..71b34ada1f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/boost.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
@@ -100,7 +100,18 @@
make-flags)))
(replace 'install
(lambda* (#:key make-flags #:allow-other-keys)
- (apply invoke "./b2" "install" make-flags))))))
+ (apply invoke "./b2" "install" make-flags)))
+ (add-after 'install 'provide-libboost_python
+ (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
+ ;; Boost can build support for both Python 2 and Python 3 since
+ ;; version 1.67.0, and suffixes each library with the Python
+ ;; version. Many consumers only check for libboost_python
+ ;; however, so we provide it here as suggested in
+ ;; <https://github.com/boostorg/python/issues/203>.
+ (with-directory-excursion (string-append out "/lib")
+ (symlink "libboost_python27.so" "libboost_python.so"))
+ #t))))))
(home-page "https://www.boost.org")
(synopsis "Peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries")