diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cf7c0046..962b9846 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ tde_add_library( tqt-mt SHARED
         dummy.cpp
   EMBED
      ${qtlib_embed}
+  LINK
+     ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 
   VERSION 3.5.0