diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
index 5bec9b5f2075b..79c067673f5f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  # Disable setting of C++98 standard which was dropped in boost 1.84.0
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail 'set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "''${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++98 -ansi")' '#'
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
   buildInputs = [
     boost