diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpx/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpx/package.py
index 303884351b..c400e24b0b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpx/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpx/package.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Hpx(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     # Other dependecies
     depends_on('hwloc')
     depends_on(Boost.with_default_variants)
+    depends_on('boost +context', when='+generic_coroutines')
     for cxxstd in cxxstds:
         depends_on(
             "boost cxxstd={0}".format(map_cxxstd(cxxstd)),