diff --git a/include/fc/signals.hpp b/include/fc/signals.hpp
index 53a7692..82f8a04 100644
--- a/include/fc/signals.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/signals.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <boost/signal.hpp>
+#include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 #include <fc/thread/future.hpp>
 #include <fc/thread/thread.hpp>
 
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@
 namespace fc {
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_ALIASES) 
    template<typename T>
-   using signal = boost::signal<T>;
+   using signal = boost::signals2::signal<T>;
 #else
 #endif
 
    template<typename T>
-   inline T wait( boost::signal<void(T)>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::maximum() ) {
+   inline T wait( boost::signals2::signal<void(T)>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::maximum() ) {
      typename promise<T>::ptr p(new promise<T>());
-     boost::signals::scoped_connection c = sig.connect( [=]( T t ) { p->set_value(t); } ); 
+     boost::signals2::scoped_connection c( sig.connect( [=]( T t ) { p->set_value(t); } )); 
      return p->wait( timeout_us ); 
    }
 
-   inline void wait( boost::signal<void()>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::maximum() ) {
+   inline void wait( boost::signals2::signal<void()>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::maximum() ) {
      promise<void>::ptr p(new promise<void>());
-     boost::signals::scoped_connection c = sig.connect( [=]() { p->set_value(); } ); 
+     boost::signals2::scoped_connection c( sig.connect( [=]() { p->set_value(); } )); 
      p->wait( timeout_us ); 
    }
 }