diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1247425..59106b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ project(cpp11NHF1_refcountedString)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic")
 
+find_package (Threads REQUIRED)
+link_libraries(${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+
 include(FindGTest)
 enable_testing()
 find_package(GTest REQUIRED)