diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index 9b531c8d5a4b6..ef7b0b008f29f 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -1773,9 +1773,10 @@ macro(build_thrift)
   if(DEFINED BOOST_ROOT)
     list(APPEND THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DBOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_ROOT}")
   endif()
-  if(DEFINED Boost_INCLUDE_DIR)
-    list(APPEND THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DBoost_INCLUDE_DIR=${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND
+       THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS
+       "-DBoost_INCLUDE_DIR=$<TARGET_PROPERTY:Boost::headers,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
+  )
   if(DEFINED Boost_NAMESPACE)
     list(APPEND THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DBoost_NAMESPACE=${Boost_NAMESPACE}")
   endif()