diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a394ff6dd..cd7e27269 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 * mkvmerge: mkvmerge now allows appending AV1, VP8, VP9, h.264/AVC and
   h.265/HEVC tracks whose pixel dimensions differ. Implements #2582.
 
+## Bug fixes
+
+* source code: fixed building with Boost 1.71.0. Fixes #2599.
+
 
 # Version 35.0.0 "All The Love In The World" 2019-06-22
 
diff --git a/src/common/strings/editing.h b/src/common/strings/editing.h
index 72d76280e..f7851f3e9 100644
--- a/src/common/strings/editing.h
+++ b/src/common/strings/editing.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ inline std::vector<std::string>
 split(std::string const &text,
       std::string const &pattern = ",",
       size_t max = 0) {
-  return split(text, boost::regex("\\Q"s + pattern, boost::regex::perl), max);
+  return ::split(text, boost::regex("\\Q"s + pattern, boost::regex::perl), max);
 }
 
 void strip(std::string &s, bool newlines = false);