--- a/src/inkscape.cpp
+++ b/src/inkscape.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <map>
-#include <boost/stacktrace.hpp>
 #include <glibmm/regex.h>
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 #include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
@@ -531,17 +530,17 @@ Application::crash_handler (int /*signum*/)
         try {
             auto builder = UI::create_builder("dialog-crash.glade");
             UI::get_widget<Gtk::Label>(builder, "message").set_label(b);
-            UI::get_object<Gtk::TextBuffer>(builder, "stacktrace")->set_text("<pre>\n" + boost::stacktrace::to_string(boost::stacktrace::stacktrace()) + "</pre>\n<details><summary>System info</summary>\n" + debug_info() + "\n</details>");
+            UI::get_object<Gtk::TextBuffer>(builder, "stacktrace")->set_text("<pre>\nNo stacktrace available.</pre>\n<details><summary>System info</summary>\n" + debug_info() + "\n</details>");
             Gtk::MessageDialog &m = UI::get_widget<Gtk::MessageDialog>(builder, "crash_dialog");
             sp_transientize(m.Gtk::Widget::gobj());
             UI::dialog_run(m);
         } catch (const Glib::Error &ex) {
             g_message("Glade file loading failed for crash handler... Anyway, error was: %s", b);
-            std::cerr << boost::stacktrace::stacktrace();
+            std::cerr << "No stacktrace available." << std::endl;
         }
     } else {
         g_message( "Error: %s", b );
-        std::cerr << boost::stacktrace::stacktrace();
+        std::cerr << "No stacktrace available." << std::endl;
     }
     g_free (b);
 
--- a/CMakeScripts/DefineDependsandFlags.cmake
+++ b/CMakeScripts/DefineDependsandFlags.cmake
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ else()
         list(APPEND INKSCAPE_LIBS "-lbacktrace")
         add_definitions("-DBOOST_STACKTRACE_USE_BACKTRACE")
     else() # fall back to stacktrace_basic
-        find_package(Boost 1.19.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS stacktrace_basic)
+        find_package(Boost 1.19.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS)
         list(APPEND INKSCAPE_CXX_FLAGS "-D_GNU_SOURCE")
     endif()
 endif()