diff --git a/Formula/boost-build.rb b/Formula/boost-build.rb
index b697dd5952c39..fec3af065c9ba 100644
--- a/Formula/boost-build.rb
+++ b/Formula/boost-build.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class BoostBuild < Formula
 
   conflicts_with "b2-tools", because: "both install `b2` binaries"
 
+  # Fix build system issues on Apple silicon. This change has aleady
+  # been merged upstream, remove this patch once it lands in a release.
+  patch do
+    url "https://github.com/boostorg/build/commit/456be0b7ecca065fbccf380c2f51e0985e608ba0.patch?full_index=1"
+    sha256 "e7a78145452fc145ea5d6e5f61e72df7dcab3a6eebb2cade6b4cfae815687f3a"
+  end
+
   def install
     system "./bootstrap.sh"
     system "./b2", "--prefix=#{prefix}", "install"