diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d64d2d..c41f559 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ if(POLICY CMP0167)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 NEW)
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system)
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
 
 # Define the shared library for the native component.
 add_library(nrepl_server_native SHARED src/cpp/nrepl_server/nrepl_server.cpp)
-target_include_directories(nrepl_server_native PUBLIC src/cpp)
-target_link_libraries(nrepl_server_native PRIVATE Boost::system)
+
+set_target_properties(nrepl_server_native PROPERTIES
+  PREFIX ""                     # removes the "lib"
+  OUTPUT_NAME "nrepl_server_native"  # makes sure the name matches exactly
+)
+
+target_include_directories(nrepl_server_native PUBLIC src/cpp ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(nrepl_server_native)
 
 # Define a dummy interface target for the jank script which we will use to
 # collect include directories, link directories, and link libraries to be passed
diff --git a/src/jank/nrepl_server/handler/eval.jank b/src/jank/nrepl_server/handler/eval.jank
index c755afc..75a35c7 100644
--- a/src/jank/nrepl_server/handler/eval.jank
+++ b/src/jank/nrepl_server/handler/eval.jank
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
    [nrepl-server.capture :as capture]
    [nrepl-server.inspect :refer [inspect-str]]))
 
+(cpp/raw "#include <cstdio>")
+(cpp/raw "
+static FILE* get_stdout() {
+  return stdout;
+}
+")
+
 (def default-ns
   "The namespace in which evaluation will occur when an invalid or no ns
   parameter is specified."
@@ -21,7 +28,7 @@
   ;; output during a long eval.
   (let [target-ns        (or (some-> ns symbol find-ns) default-ns)
         ;; do the eval, capturing anything on stdout
-        capture-handle   (capture/start (cpp/box cpp/stdout))
+        capture-handle   (capture/start (cpp/box (cpp/get_stdout)))
         [success res-ns] (binding [*ns* target-ns]
                            ;; the evaluation may change the namespace
                            [(safe-eval code) *ns*])