diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_server.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_server.cc
index 601cdacfebd69..9997d970a6e22 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_server.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_server.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_server.h"
 
 #include <sqlite3.h>
-
+#define BOOST_NO_CXX98_FUNCTION_BASE  // ARROW-17805
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <random>
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_statement.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_statement.cc
index 7950d282aea39..d0810e2db02eb 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_statement.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/example/sqlite_statement.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <sqlite3.h>
 
+#define BOOST_NO_CXX98_FUNCTION_BASE  // ARROW-17805
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
 #include "arrow/flight/sql/column_metadata.h"
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/test_app_cli.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/test_app_cli.cc
index 2df05d2875b1f..66a6b6f5aa4e5 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/test_app_cli.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/test_app_cli.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // under the License.
 
 #include <gflags/gflags.h>
-
+#define BOOST_NO_CXX98_FUNCTION_BASE  // ARROW-17805
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
diff --git a/dev/tasks/verify-rc/github.macos.amd64.yml b/dev/tasks/verify-rc/github.macos.amd64.yml
index cdd6170289915..c347bc70cb6f8 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/verify-rc/github.macos.amd64.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/verify-rc/github.macos.amd64.yml
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           USE_CONDA: 1
         {% endif %}
         run: |
+          export CC=$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang
+          export CXX=$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang++
           arrow/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh {{ release|default("") }} {{ rc|default("") }}