diff --git a/client/ServerRunner.cpp b/client/ServerRunner.cpp
index 2a7a0791e..2979a757f 100644
--- a/client/ServerRunner.cpp
+++ b/client/ServerRunner.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,19 @@
 #include "../lib/CThreadHelper.h"
 #include "../server/CVCMIServer.h"
 
-#ifndef VCMI_MOBILE
+#ifdef ENABLE_SERVER_PROCESS
+
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 108600
+// TODO: upgrade code to use v2 API instead of deprecated v1
+#include <boost/process/v1/child.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/v1/io.hpp>
+#else
 #include <boost/process/child.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/io.hpp>
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #include <future>
 
 ServerThreadRunner::ServerThreadRunner() = default;
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ int ServerThreadRunner::exitCode()
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifndef VCMI_MOBILE
+#ifdef ENABLE_SERVER_PROCESS
 
 ServerProcessRunner::ServerProcessRunner() = default;
 ServerProcessRunner::~ServerProcessRunner() = default;
diff --git a/client/ServerRunner.h b/client/ServerRunner.h
index d5ba38b53..313a61a03 100644
--- a/client/ServerRunner.h
+++ b/client/ServerRunner.h
@@ -44,10 +44,23 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifndef VCMI_MOBILE
+// Enable support for running vcmiserver as separate process. Unavailable on mobile systems
+#define ENABLE_SERVER_PROCESS
+#endif
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SERVER_PROCESS
+
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 108600
+namespace boost::process {
+inline namespace v1 {
+class child;
+}
+}
+#else
 namespace boost::process {
 class child;
 }
+#endif
 
 /// Class that runs server instance as a child process
 /// Available only on desktop systems where process management is allowed