diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d07029bf9c..d875a58f11b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ endif()
 add_qtc_plugin(QmlDesigner
   DEPENDS
     QmlJS LanguageUtils QmlEditorWidgets AdvancedDockingSystem
-    Qt5::QuickWidgets Qt5::CorePrivate Sqlite
+    Qt5::QuickWidgets Qt5::CorePrivate Sqlite Threads::Threads
   DEFINES
     DESIGNER_CORE_LIBRARY
     IDE_LIBRARY_BASENAME=\"${IDE_LIBRARY_BASE_PATH}\"