diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 82ffc99..2c4e069 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if(USE_PULSE)
   target_sources(cubeb PRIVATE
     src/cubeb_pulse.c)
   target_compile_definitions(cubeb PRIVATE USE_PULSE)
-  target_link_libraries(cubeb PRIVATE pulse)
+  target_link_libraries(cubeb PRIVATE pulse pthread)
   if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
     target_link_libraries(cubeb PRIVATE dl)
   endif()