diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f06af13c9..86d12b60f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ option(NOZLIB "Don't use zlib" OFF)
 # gauss is default now
 add_definitions( -DUSE_GAUSS )
 
+find_package( Threads )
+
 # cannot currently compile static zlib under Windows
 if (NOT NOZLIB AND NOT ((NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS) AND WIN32))
     find_package(ZLIB)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b51e90ec..39cc5b673 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER(cmsgen
 target_link_libraries(cmsgen
     LINK_PUBLIC ${cmsgen_lib_link_libs}
     LINK_PUBLIC ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
+    ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )
 
 if (NOT WIN32)