diff --git a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
index b9a6de5707bf2..176b1137b8d83 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ def _toolset_version(self):
     @property
     def _toolset(self):
         if self._is_msvc:
-            return "msvc"
+            return "clang-win" if self.settings.compiler.toolset == "ClangCL" else "msvc"
         elif self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.settings.compiler == "clang":
             return "clang-win"
         elif self.settings.os == "Emscripten" and self.settings.compiler == "clang":