diff --git a/CMake/mitkBuildConfigurationmitkDiffusion.cmake b/CMake/mitkBuildConfigurationmitkDiffusion.cmake
index a4c03e3ef3..0e29fd0fb0 100644
--- a/CMake/mitkBuildConfigurationmitkDiffusion.cmake
+++ b/CMake/mitkBuildConfigurationmitkDiffusion.cmake
@@ -1,60 +1,63 @@
 message(STATUS "Configuring MITK Diffusion Release Build")
 
+# Enable Boost which is a necessary configuration
+set(MITK_USE_Boost ON CACHE BOOL "MITK Use Boost Library" FORCE)
+
 # Disable all apps but MITK Diffusion
 set(MITK_BUILD_ALL_APPS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build all MITK applications" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_CoreApp OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK CoreApp" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_Workbench OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK Workbench" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_Diffusion ON CACHE BOOL "Build MITK Diffusion" FORCE)
 
 # Activate Diffusion Mini Apps
 set(BUILD_DiffusionMiniApps ON CACHE BOOL "Build MITK Diffusion MiniApps" FORCE)
 
 # Build neither all plugins nor examples
 set(MITK_BUILD_ALL_PLUGINS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build all MITK plugins" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK examples" FORCE)
 
 # Activate in-application help generation
 set(MITK_DOXYGEN_GENERATE_QCH_FILES ON CACHE BOOL "Use doxygen to generate Qt compressed help files for MITK docs" FORCE)
 set(BLUEBERRY_USE_QT_HELP ON CACHE BOOL "Enable support for integrating bundle documentation into Qt Help" FORCE)
 
 # Disable console window
 set(MITK_SHOW_CONSOLE_WINDOW OFF CACHE BOOL "Use this to enable or disable the console window when starting MITK GUI Applications" FORCE)
 
 # Activate required plugins
 # should be identical to the list in /Applications/Diffusion/CMakeLists.txt
 set(_plugins
   org.commontk.configadmin
   org.commontk.eventadmin
   org.blueberry.osgi
   org.blueberry.compat
   org.blueberry.core.runtime
   org.blueberry.core.expressions
   org.blueberry.solstice.common
   org.blueberry.core.commands
   org.blueberry.ui
   org.blueberry.ui.qt
   org.blueberry.ui.qt.log
   org.blueberry.ui.qt.help
   org.mitk.core.services
   org.mitk.gui.common
   org.mitk.planarfigure
   org.mitk.core.ext
   org.mitk.diffusionimaging
   org.mitk.gui.qt.application
   org.mitk.gui.qt.ext
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp
   org.mitk.gui.qt.common
   org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor
   org.mitk.gui.qt.common.legacy
   org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanager
   org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox
   org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation
   org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging
   org.mitk.gui.qt.imagenavigator
   org.mitk.gui.qt.moviemaker
   org.mitk.gui.qt.basicimageprocessing
   org.mitk.gui.qt.registration
   org.mitk.gui.qt.properties
   org.mitk.gui.qt.viewnavigator
 )