diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index dacc950f8..a4c4fda74 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1451,12 +1451,13 @@ if not preconfigured:
         # just turn it off like this, but seems the only available work-
         # around. See https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6779 for more
         # details.
-        boost_version = [int(x) for x in env.get('BOOST_LIB_VERSION_FROM_HEADER').split('_')]
-        if not conf.CheckBoostScopedEnum():
-            if boost_version < [1, 51]:
-                env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-DBOOST_NO_SCOPED_ENUMS')
-            elif boost_version < [1, 57]:
-                env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-DBOOST_NO_CXX11_SCOPED_ENUMS')
+        if not env['HOST']:
+            boost_version = [int(x) for x in env.get('BOOST_LIB_VERSION_FROM_HEADER').split('_')]
+            if not conf.CheckBoostScopedEnum():
+                if boost_version < [1, 51]:
+                    env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-DBOOST_NO_SCOPED_ENUMS')
+                elif boost_version < [1, 57]:
+                    env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-DBOOST_NO_CXX11_SCOPED_ENUMS')
 
     if not env['HOST'] and env['ICU_LIB_NAME'] not in env['MISSING_DEPS']:
         # http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/03/150076.php