diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 88abdcbf..2955d301 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ LDFLAGS ?= ${LD_DEBUG}
 CXXVER := $(shell $(CXX) -dumpversion)
 ifeq ($(shell expr match $(CXX) 'clang'),5)
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++17
+else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "7"),1) # gcc 7
+	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++17
+	LDLIBS = -lboost_filesystem 
 else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "[8-9]"),1) # gcc 8 - 9
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++17
 	LDLIBS = -lstdc++fs