diff --git a/lint/CMakeLists.txt b/lint/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ddf9a2..88a9204 100644
--- a/lint/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lint/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ project(peglint)
 include_directories(..)
 add_definitions("-std=c++11")
 add_executable(peglint peglint.cc)
+
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+  target_link_libraries(peglint pthread)
+endif()