diff --git a/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt b/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
index 985e420f04..1843035ff6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,19 +16,7 @@ include(Iconv)
 # workaround for boost install
 install(TARGETS iconv EXPORT boost_locale-targets)
 
-set(BOOST_VER 1.83.0)
-if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/boost)
-    file(
-        DOWNLOAD "https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${BOOST_VER}/boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz" boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz
-        EXPECTED_HASH SHA256=c5a0688e1f0c05f354bbd0b32244d36085d9ffc9f932e8a18983a9908096f614
-        SHOW_PROGRESS
-    )
-    file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
-    )
-    file(RENAME "boost-${BOOST_VER}" boost)
-endif()
-add_subdirectory(boost)
+include(Boost)
 
 option(WITH_GFLAGS "Use gflags" OFF)
 option(WITH_GTEST "Use googletest" OFF)
diff --git a/app/src/main/jni/cmake/Boost.cmake b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/Boost.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a5ad75791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/Boost.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+set(BOOST_VER 1.83.0)
+
+if(NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/boost")
+    message(STATUS "Downloading Boost ${BOOST_VER} ......")
+    file(
+        DOWNLOAD "https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${BOOST_VER}/boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz" boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz
+        EXPECTED_HASH SHA256=c5a0688e1f0c05f354bbd0b32244d36085d9ffc9f932e8a18983a9908096f614
+        SHOW_PROGRESS
+    )
+    file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT boost-${BOOST_VER}.tar.xz
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    )
+    file(RENAME "boost-${BOOST_VER}" boost)
+endif()
+
+set(BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES
+  algorithm
+  crc
+  date_time
+  dll
+  interprocess
+  range
+  regex
+  scope_exit
+  signals2
+  utility
+  uuid
+  # librime-charcode
+  locale
+  asio
+  # librime-lua
+  optional
+)
+
+add_subdirectory(boost EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
diff --git a/app/src/main/jni/cmake/FindBoost.cmake b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/FindBoost.cmake
index 31146edb93..7b8c96f678 100644
--- a/app/src/main/jni/cmake/FindBoost.cmake
+++ b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/FindBoost.cmake
@@ -1,92 +1,19 @@
 set(Boost_FOUND TRUE)
 
-# libraries that can't compile
-set(BOOST_EXCLUDE_LIBRARIES "context;coroutine;fiber" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-
-# we have to specify all libraries and their dependencies manually for Boost_LIBRARIES
-# you can dump them from boost/tools/cmake/include/BoostRoot.cmake ${__boost_include_libraries}
-set(BOOST_INSTALLED_LIBRARIES
-  # used by librime directly:
-  "algorithm"
-  "any"
-  "crc"
-  "date_time"
-  "dll"
-  "filesystem"
-  "format"
-  "interprocess"
-  "iostreams"
-  "lexical_cast"
-  "optional"
-  "range"
-  "regex"
-  "scope_exit"
-  "signals2"
-  "utility"
-  "uuid"
-  # for librime-charcode:
-  "locale"
-  # dumped from ${__boost_include_libraries}:
-  "array"
-  "assert"
-  "bind"
-  "concept_check"
-  "config"
-  "core"
-  "coroutine"
-  "describe"
-  "exception"
-  "function"
-  "iterator"
-  "mpl"
-  "static_assert"
-  "throw_exception"
-  "tuple"
-  "type_traits"
-  "unordered"
-  "type_index"
-  "integer"
-  "io"
-  "numeric_conversion"
-  "smart_ptr"
-  "tokenizer"
-  "winapi"
-  "move"
-  "predef"
-  "spirit"
-  "system"
-  "container_hash"
-  "detail"
-  "container"
-  "intrusive"
-  "preprocessor"
-  "random"
-  "conversion"
-  "typeof"
-  "parameter"
-  "variant"
-  "serialization"
-  "tti"
-  "function_types"
-  "fusion"
-  "endian"
-  "phoenix"
-  "pool"
-  "proto"
-  "thread"
-  "dynamic_bitset"
-  "mp11"
-  "atomic"
-  "chrono"
-  "align"
-  "ratio"
-  "rational"
-)
-
-# see boost/tools/boost_install/BoostConfig.cmake
-foreach(comp ${BOOST_INSTALLED_LIBRARIES})
-  LIST(APPEND Boost_LIBRARIES Boost::${comp})
+foreach(_lib ${BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES})
+    list(APPEND Boost_LIBRARIES Boost::${_lib})
 endforeach()
 
+if(NOT TARGET Boost::boost)
+    add_library(Boost::boost INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    foreach(lib ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+        get_target_property(_include ${lib} INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+        list(APPEND includes ${_include})
+    endforeach()
+    set_target_properties(Boost::boost PROPERTIES
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${includes}"
+    )
+endif()
+
 # for librime-charcode
 set(Boost_LOCALE_LIBRARIES Boost::locale)
diff --git a/app/src/main/jni/cmake/RimePlugins.cmake b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/RimePlugins.cmake
index e2235ae2ab..8d371755ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/jni/cmake/RimePlugins.cmake
+++ b/app/src/main/jni/cmake/RimePlugins.cmake
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ set(RIME_PLUGINS
 )
 
 # plugins didn't use target_link_libraries, the usage-requirements won't work, include manually
-set(PLUGIN_INCLUDES "")
 find_package(Boost)
-foreach(boost_lib ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-  unset(includes)
-  get_target_property(includes ${boost_lib} INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-  list(APPEND PLUGIN_INCLUDES ${includes})
-endforeach()
+get_target_property(PLUGIN_INCLUDES Boost::boost
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+)
 include_directories(${PLUGIN_INCLUDES})
 
 # move plugins
@@ -39,5 +36,3 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ln -s
 
 # librime-charcode
 option(BUILD_WITH_ICU "" OFF)
-# TODO: replace with TOUCH after cmake >= 3.12
-file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/boost/asio.hpp" "")