diff --git a/build.jam b/build.jam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..486889cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright René Ferdinand Rivera Morell 2023-2024
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+require-b2 5.2 ;
+
+constant boost_dependencies :
+    /boost/assert//boost_assert
+    /boost/config//boost_config
+    /boost/throw_exception//boost_throw_exception
+    /boost/variant2//boost_variant2
+    /boost/winapi//boost_winapi ;
+
+project /boost/system
+    : common-requirements
+        <include>include
+    ;
+
+explicit
+    [ alias boost_system : build//boost_system ]
+    [ alias all : boost_system test ]
+    ;
+
+call-if : boost-library system
+    : install boost_system
+    ;
+
diff --git a/build/Jamfile.v2 b/build/Jamfile.v2
index dcef696fa..13d3f7923 100644
--- a/build/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/build/Jamfile.v2
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 
 # See library home page at https://www.boost.org/libs/system
 
-project boost/system
+project
     : source-location ../src
+    : common-requirements <library>$(boost_dependencies)
     : usage-requirements  # pass these requirement to dependents (i.e. users)
       <link>shared:<define>BOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1
       <link>static:<define>BOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1
+      <define>BOOST_SYSTEM_NO_LIB=1
     ;
 
 SOURCES = error_code ;
@@ -21,5 +23,3 @@ lib boost_system
    : <link>shared:<define>BOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1
      <link>static:<define>BOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1
    ;
-
-boost-install boost_system ;
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 8e3e5a8d3..7d3ae58c7 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ project
 
   : requirements
 
+    <library>/boost/system//boost_system
+
+    <library>/boost/core//boost_core
+
     <toolset>msvc:<warnings-as-errors>on
     <toolset>gcc:<warnings-as-errors>on
     <toolset>clang:<warnings-as-errors>on