diff --git a/build.jam b/build.jam
index 57bd587e4..61f7856a4 100644
--- a/build.jam
+++ b/build.jam
@@ -5,29 +5,32 @@
 
 require-b2 5.2 ;
 
+constant boost_dependencies :
+    /boost/any//boost_any
+    /boost/assert//boost_assert
+    /boost/bind//boost_bind
+    /boost/config//boost_config
+    /boost/core//boost_core
+    /boost/iterator//boost_iterator
+    /boost/mpl//boost_mpl
+    /boost/multi_index//boost_multi_index
+    /boost/optional//boost_optional
+    /boost/range//boost_range
+    /boost/serialization//boost_serialization
+    /boost/static_assert//boost_static_assert
+    /boost/throw_exception//boost_throw_exception
+    /boost/type_traits//boost_type_traits ;
+
 project /boost/property_tree
     : common-requirements
-        <library>/boost/any//boost_any
-        <library>/boost/assert//boost_assert
-        <library>/boost/bind//boost_bind
-        <library>/boost/config//boost_config
-        <library>/boost/core//boost_core
-        <library>/boost/iterator//boost_iterator
-        <library>/boost/mpl//boost_mpl
-        <library>/boost/multi_index//boost_multi_index
-        <library>/boost/optional//boost_optional
-        <library>/boost/range//boost_range
-        <library>/boost/serialization//boost_serialization
-        <library>/boost/static_assert//boost_static_assert
-        <library>/boost/throw_exception//boost_throw_exception
-        <library>/boost/type_traits//boost_type_traits
         <include>include
     ;
 
 explicit
-    [ alias boost_property_tree ]
+    [ alias boost_property_tree : : : : <library>$(boost_dependencies) ]
     [ alias all : examples test ]
     ;
 
 call-if : boost-library property_tree
     ;
+