diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45106db..6f2cff9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ else()
     include(cmake/LibsystemdExternalProject.cmake)
 endif()
 
+# Required for std::thread
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 #-------------------------------
 # SOURCE FILES CONFIGURATION
 #-------------------------------
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ if(BUILD_LIBSYSTEMD)
     add_dependencies(sdbus-c++-objlib LibsystemdBuildProject)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(sdbus-c++-objlib PUBLIC Systemd::Libsystemd)
+target_link_libraries(sdbus-c++-objlib PUBLIC Threads::Threads)
 
 add_library(sdbus-c++)
 target_include_directories(sdbus-c++ PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>