diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a202ef5..00fca63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6.0)
 project(hoymilesClient VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread")
+
 include(CTest)
 enable_testing()