diff --git a/common/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/common/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9df6587bf938ed64270dfd219f3ae8406962262a..b20e089398785e6255014eb7f693fe13f5a980d0 100644
--- a/common/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 set(TARGET_NAME common)
 set(SOURCE_FILES
         src/has_io.cpp