diff --git a/src/FileConverter/CMakeLists.txt b/src/FileConverter/CMakeLists.txt
index b25b5c0f86e94da8f462b08346e16d8d213709df..d924993a9682cab9d390d23bb45ef7e877dce9e8 100644
--- a/src/FileConverter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/FileConverter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,25 +8,28 @@ include_directories (
 find_package(Boost 1.43.0)
 if(Boost_FOUND)
   include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-else()
-  set (USE_IN_SOURCE_TREE_BOOST true)
-endif() 
-
-# Add target for first example
-add_executable(file_converter EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ovm_converter.cc)
-add_dependencies(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh)
-	
-if(NOT WIN32)
-    
-    # Link against all necessary libraries
-    target_link_libraries(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh)
-	  
-    # Set output directory to ${BINARY_DIR}/FileConverter
-    set_target_properties(file_converter PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/FileConverter)
-	
+
+  # Add target for first example
+  add_executable(file_converter EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ovm_converter.cc)
+  add_dependencies(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh)
+
+  if(NOT WIN32)
+
+      # Link against all necessary libraries
+      target_link_libraries(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh)
+
+      # Set output directory to ${BINARY_DIR}/FileConverter
+      set_target_properties(file_converter PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/FileConverter)
+
+  else()
+
+      # Link against all necessary libraries
+      target_link_libraries(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh)
+
+  endif()
+
 else()
 
-    # Link against all necessary libraries
-    target_link_libraries(file_converter OpenVolumeMesh) 
+  message("Boost not found. Disabling file_converter.")
 
 endif()