diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
index 392f30eb3a..0fe650197a 100644
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -1,43 +1,44 @@
 package=boost
-$(package)_version=1_70_0
-$(package)_download_path=https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.70.0/source/
+$(package)_version=1_71_0
+$(package)_download_path=https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/$(subst _,.,$($(package)_version))/source/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)_$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=430ae8354789de4fd19ee52f3b1f739e1fba576f0aded0897c3c2bc00fb38778
+$(package)_sha256_hash=d73a8da01e8bf8c7eda40b4c84915071a8c8a0df4a6734537ddde4a8580524ee
+$(package)_dependencies=native_b2
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
 $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
 $(package)_config_opts=--layout=tagged --build-type=complete --user-config=user-config.jam
-$(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
+$(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_COMPRESSION=1
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=target-os=linux threadapi=pthread runtime-link=shared
 $(package)_config_opts_darwin=target-os=darwin runtime-link=shared
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=target-os=windows binary-format=pe threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
-$(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=address-model=64
-$(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
-$(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
-$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
-$(package)_toolset_darwin=clang
+$(package)_config_opts_x86_64=architecture=x86 address-model=64
+$(package)_config_opts_i686=architecture=x86 address-model=32
+$(package)_config_opts_aarch64=address-model=64
+$(package)_config_opts_armv7a=address-model=32
 ifneq (,$(findstring clang,$($(package)_cxx)))
-   $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=clang
+$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=clang
+else
+$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
 endif
-$(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
 $(package)_config_libraries=chrono,filesystem,system,thread,test
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11 -fvisibility=hidden
 $(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  echo "using $($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$($(package)_archiver_$(host_os))\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
+  echo "using $($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cflags>\"$($(package)_cflags)\" <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags)\" <compileflags>\"$($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$($(package)_ar)\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  ./bootstrap.sh --without-icu --with-libraries=$($(package)_config_libraries) --with-toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os))
+  ./bootstrap.sh --without-icu --with-libraries=$($(package)_config_libraries) --with-toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) --with-bjam=b2
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  ./b2 -d2 -j2 -d1 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) stage
+  b2 -d2 -j2 -d1 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) stage
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  ./b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) install
+  b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) toolset=$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os)) install
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/native_b2.mk b/depends/packages/native_b2.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa37cdcfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/packages/native_b2.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package=native_b2
+$(package)_version=$(boost_version)
+$(package)_download_path=$(boost_download_path)
+$(package)_file_name=$(boost_file_name)
+$(package)_sha256_hash=$(boost_sha256_hash)
+$(package)_build_subdir=tools/build/src/engine
+ifneq (,$(findstring clang,$($(package)_cxx)))
+$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=clang
+else
+$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
+endif
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  CXX="$($(package)_cxx)" CXXFLAGS="$($(package)_cxxflags)" ./build.sh "$($(package)_toolset_$(host_os))"
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  mkdir -p "$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)"/bin/ && \
+  cp b2 "$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)"/bin/
+endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 9578785c6e..712a21ca69 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ upnp_packages=miniupnpc
 
 darwin_native_packages = native_biplist native_ds_store native_mac_alias
 
+$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_packages += native_b2
+
 ifneq ($(build_os),darwin)
 darwin_native_packages += native_cctools native_cdrkit native_libdmg-hfsplus
 endif