diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c53e10fe0..2f270fb12 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ IF(WANT_SF2)
 	ENDIF(FLUIDSYNTH_FOUND)
 ENDIF(WANT_SF2)
 
+# check for pthreads
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX OR LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)
+	FIND_PACKAGE(Threads)
+ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX OR LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)
 
 # check for WINE
 IF(WANT_VST)
@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D'LIB_DIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_DIR}/"' -D'PLUGIN_DIR=
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PORTAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PULSEAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIR} ${JACK_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${OGGVORBIS_INCLUDE_DIR} ${SAMPLERATE_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib ${ASOUND_LIBRARY_DIR} ${JACK_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${SAMPLERATE_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${SNDFILE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-LINK_LIBRARIES(${QT_LIBRARIES} ${ASOUND_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY} ${PORTAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${PULSEAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${JACK_LIBRARIES} ${OGGVORBIS_LIBRARIES} ${SAMPLERATE_LIBRARIES} ${SNDFILE_LIBRARIES})
+LINK_LIBRARIES(${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${QT_LIBRARIES} ${ASOUND_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY} ${PORTAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${PULSEAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${JACK_LIBRARIES} ${OGGVORBIS_LIBRARIES} ${SAMPLERATE_LIBRARIES} ${SNDFILE_LIBRARIES})
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz COMMAND gzip -c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lmms.1 > ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz DEPENDS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lmms.1 COMMENT "Generating lmms.1.gz")