diff --git a/get_libwallet_api.sh b/get_libwallet_api.sh
index bf746cd3..5de993d8 100755
--- a/get_libwallet_api.sh
+++ b/get_libwallet_api.sh
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ elif [ "$platform" == "linux32" ]; then
 elif [ "$platform" == "mingw64" ]; then
     # Do something under Windows NT platform
     echo "Configuring build for MINGW64.."
-    BOOST_ROOT=/msys2/mingw64/boost
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON BOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT" -D ARCH="x86-64" -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
+    BOOST_ROOT=/mingw64/boost
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D BOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT" -D ARCH="x86-64" -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
 elif [ "$platform" == "mingw32" ]; then
     # Do something under Windows NT platform
     echo "Configuring build for MINGW32.."
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D ARCH="i686" -D BUILD_64=OFF -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
+    BOOST_ROOT=/mingw32/boost
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D Boost_DEBUG=ON -D BOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT" -D ARCH="i686" -D BUILD_64=OFF -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
     make_exec="mingw32-make"
 else
     echo "Unsupported platform: $platform"
diff --git a/monero-wallet-gui.pro b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
index fe0e6cd9..e190d54e 100644
--- a/monero-wallet-gui.pro
+++ b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ win32 {
         MSYS_PATH=c:/msys32/mingw32
 
         # boost root path
-        BOOST_PATH=/c/Qt/Qt5.7.0/Tools/mingw530_32/boost
+        BOOST_PATH=c:/msys32/mingw32/boost
 
     }