diff --git a/asteroids/Model.cc b/asteroids/Model.cc
index 152475e..87bd59a 100644
--- a/asteroids/Model.cc
+++ b/asteroids/Model.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ unsigned int Model::InitLevelList () {
 
 	boost::filesystem::path level_dir(level_dir_name);
 	
-	if (!boost::filesystem::exists(level_dir.file_string())) {
+	if (!boost::filesystem::exists(level_dir.string())) {
 		Engine::LogError ("Could not init level list: %s does not exist!", level_dir.filename().c_str());
 	}
 
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ unsigned int Model::InitLevelList () {
 			++dir_iter) {
 		if (boost::filesystem::is_regular_file (dir_iter->status())) {
 			std::string level_relative_path (level_dir_name);
-			level_relative_path += dir_iter->path().filename();
+			level_relative_path += dir_iter->path().filename().string();
 
 			// check whether we found an official level
-			std::string map_name (dir_iter->filename());
+			std::string map_name (dir_iter->path().filename().string());
 
 			if (mLevelHashes.find(map_name) == mLevelHashes.end()) {
 				Engine::LogDebug ("Skipping unofficial level %s", std::string(level_relative_path).c_str());
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void Model::SubmitHighscoreEntry (const std::string &name, const unsigned int po
 int Model::DoLoadLevel (const char* filename) {
 	// verify the hash of the map
 	std::string map_name (filename);
-	map_name = boost::filesystem::path(map_name).filename();
+	map_name = boost::filesystem::path(map_name).filename().string();
 	std::string map_hash = sha256_hash_file (filename);
 	if (map_hash != mLevelHashes[map_name]) {
 		Engine::LogMessage ("Map verification for file %s failed!", map_name.c_str());
diff --git a/asteroids/main.cc b/asteroids/main.cc
index e29ca4e..66ff561 100644
--- a/asteroids/main.cc
+++ b/asteroids/main.cc
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
 	// use the current path as default
 	boost::filesystem::path cpath = boost::filesystem::initial_path<boost::filesystem::path>();
-	user_path = boost::filesystem::path(cpath.string() + user_path).file_string();
-	game_data_path = boost::filesystem::path(cpath.string() + game_data_path).file_string();
+	user_path = boost::filesystem::path(cpath.string() + user_path).string();
+	game_data_path = boost::filesystem::path(cpath.string() + game_data_path).string();
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 	// on linux et al we check more thoroughly at the possible directories
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	std::string log_file_path = user_path;
 	log_file_path += "/game.log";
 
-	log_file_path = boost::filesystem::path (log_file_path).file_string();
+	log_file_path = boost::filesystem::path (log_file_path).string();
 
 	cout << "User Data Dir = " << user_path << endl;
 	engine.SetUserDataPath (user_path);
diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b8e242..a952fd9 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE (OpenGL REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE (GLEW REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE (PNG REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE (FreeType2 REQUIRED)
-FIND_PACKAGE (Boost COMPONENTS filesystem REQUIRED)
+FIND_PACKAGE (Boost COMPONENTS filesystem system REQUIRED)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY ( libraries )
 
diff --git a/engine/Engine.h b/engine/Engine.h
index 97eb656..3d3631c 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.h
+++ b/engine/Engine.h
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ class Engine : public Module {
 		 *  \brief it
 		 */
 		std::string GetResourceFullPath (const std::string &resource) {
-			return boost::filesystem::path(mGameDataPath + resource).file_string();
+			return boost::filesystem::path(mGameDataPath + resource).string();
 		};
 
 		/** \brief Returns the path to a file by prepending the user data path to it
 		*/
 		std::string GetUserDirFullPath (const std::string &path) { 
-			return boost::filesystem::path(mUserDataPath + path).file_string();
+			return boost::filesystem::path(mUserDataPath + path).string();
 		};
 
 	private: