diff --git a/CEP/Calibration/ExpIon/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/Calibration/ExpIon/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c3ce32fcb31ba8fc15c850ebef103eb4194c7b8..598fb583165a4406636940184171d1034743691c 100644
--- a/CEP/Calibration/ExpIon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/Calibration/ExpIon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 lofar_package(ExpIon 1.0 DEPENDS pyparameterset pyparmdb)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python thread)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3 thread)
 lofar_find_package(Casacore REQUIRED COMPONENTS python scimath)
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/CEP/Calibration/pystationresponse/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/Calibration/pystationresponse/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c58c0cc4ca6d200e569d1d902379ed782bb214c..e7c432c3b586d385eb41e00de6ebc164cdc3416f 100644
--- a/CEP/Calibration/pystationresponse/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/Calibration/pystationresponse/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lofar_package(pystationresponse 1.0 DEPENDS StationResponse)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
 lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
 lofar_find_package(Casacore REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/CEP/DP3/DPPP_AOFlag/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/DP3/DPPP_AOFlag/CMakeLists.txt
index 2907839328e287a9d74fbb2b9748f9987fb60fb0..2cf77e20107edefa59a76f481fd4778717316e8b 100644
--- a/CEP/DP3/DPPP_AOFlag/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/DP3/DPPP_AOFlag/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ lofar_package(DPPP_AOFlag 1.0 DEPENDS DPPP)
 include(LofarFindPackage)
 lofar_find_package(AOFlagger REQUIRED)
 lofar_find_package(Casacore COMPONENTS casa ms tables REQUIRED)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time thread filesystem system python)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time thread filesystem system python3)
 # AOFlagger depends on Python 2.7, see aoflagger CMake
 lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
 #lofar_find_package(GSL)
diff --git a/CEP/DP3/PythonDPPP/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/DP3/PythonDPPP/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c30a889ca44e69ed92e13095e68b2a149dfeffd..fb329585b2dbcf193bfaf51f70c99a43d60235ce 100644
--- a/CEP/DP3/PythonDPPP/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/DP3/PythonDPPP/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FIND_PATH(BOOST_PYTHON_FOUND "boost/python.hpp")
 if(BOOST_PYTHON_FOUND)
   include(LofarFindPackage)
   lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
-  lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+  lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
   lofar_find_package(Casacore COMPONENTS casa ms tables python REQUIRED)
 
   add_subdirectory(include/PythonDPPP)
diff --git a/CEP/Imager/AWImager2/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/Imager/AWImager2/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c242fe54ae28cec01eca3c764d08abb8ff61880..0a15d9e2b2a859279522497b4d94d0a9318c2120 100644
--- a/CEP/Imager/AWImager2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/Imager/AWImager2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ lofar_find_package(Casa COMPONENTS synthesis components)
 
 if(${CASA_FOUND})
   lofar_find_package(Casacore REQUIRED COMPONENTS images msfits coordinates python)
-  lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS thread python system)
+  lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS thread python3 system)
   lofar_find_package(FFTW3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS single double threads)
   lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
   lofar_find_package(Pyrap REQUIRED)
diff --git a/CEP/pyparmdb/CMakeLists.txt b/CEP/pyparmdb/CMakeLists.txt
index 02c0fd7ca1a98ce13ad6a96593072f11f2b41d11..5f2fa1fa12a65451c150759bcf09f976d79c492e 100644
--- a/CEP/pyparmdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CEP/pyparmdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 lofar_package(pyparmdb 1.0 DEPENDS Common ParmDB)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
 lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
 lofar_find_package(Casacore REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
 
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/CMakeLists.txt
index 84b66b8cfbc355c245611b34f932984b92be3958..674d9cfa6cceb009a8bbb870e7129885f37e69e7 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set(WINCC_ROOT_DIR /opt/WinCC_OA/3.15 CACHE PATH "root dir where the WinCC_OA ap
 lofar_find_package(WINCC)
 
 IF(WINCC_FOUND)
-    lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED python)
+    lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED python3)
     lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
 
     add_subdirectory(include)
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 07d32b47efe5ce9bc04d5eb1919b5f52b4f1eb9b..a8a25a103a98d3f22a59bee594eb544a29bad4bf 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(BOOST_PYTHON_FOUND)
 
     include(LofarFindPackage)
     lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
-    lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+    lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
     include(PythonInstall)
 
     set(_py_files __init__.py)
diff --git a/LCS/pyparameterset/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/pyparameterset/CMakeLists.txt
index 45f520f3f1fc9711d1a39bbc434c1f4b70510a27..e601dc4860232dd0a4086dfb8059c74024f8b8e0 100644
--- a/LCS/pyparameterset/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/pyparameterset/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 lofar_package(pyparameterset 1.0 DEPENDS pytools)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
 lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/LCS/pytools/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/pytools/CMakeLists.txt
index c6928467ae6e20ae9f762b542a624d8d8a1a8379..d79c543d5ae638fab7085da9cfc192ffd5a035c9 100644
--- a/LCS/pytools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/pytools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 lofar_package(pytools 1.0 DEPENDS Common)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python)
+lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS python3)
 lofar_find_package(Python 3.4 REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(include/pytools)