diff --git a/winconf.pri b/winconf.pri
index 73e79213b..631884355 100644
--- a/winconf.pri
+++ b/winconf.pri
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@ LIBS += $$quote(-LC:/qBittorrent/openssl/lib)
 DEFINES += BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
 DEFINES += BOOST_ASIO_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS=1021
 DEFINES += BOOST_ASIO_SEPARATE_COMPILATION
+# After 1.55 some Windows users reported regular UI freezes.
+# This makes ASIO use the pre-1.56 way of doing things. See issue #2003
+DEFINES += BOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_CONNECTEX
+# Boost 1.60+ defaults to Vista+ support. The define below enables XP support again.
+DEFINES += BOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=0x0501
 DEFINES += BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE
 DEFINES += BOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1
 DEFINES += TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
+DEFINES += TORRENT_DISABLE_GEO_IP
+DEFINES += TORRENT_DISABLE_RESOLVE_COUNTRIES
 DEFINES += UNICODE
 DEFINES += _UNICODE
 DEFINES += WIN32