diff --git a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
index b9a6de5707bf2..60e7b8e674e20 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
@@ -1007,7 +1007,11 @@ def create_library_config(deps_name, name):
 
         # Specify here the toolset with the binary if present if don't empty parameter :
         contents += '\nusing "%s" : %s : ' % (self._toolset, self._toolset_version)
-        contents += ' %s' % self._cxx.replace("\\", "/")
+        
+        if self._is_msvc:
+            contents += ' "%s"' % self._cxx.replace("\\", "/")
+        else:
+            contents += ' %s' % self._cxx.replace("\\", "/")
 
         if tools.is_apple_os(self.settings.os):
             if self.settings.compiler == "apple-clang":