diff --git a/third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
index 90cff0880..211e8a8e1 100644
--- a/third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 add_library(gtest gtest-all.cc)
+
+# Add dependency of gtest on thread library
+target_link_libraries(gtest ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})