diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16f0dc1..caef12b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
   set(warning_options /W4 /wd4503 /wd4512)
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+  set(add_link_deps pthread)
+endif()
+
 enable_testing()
 
 add_subdirectory(lint)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 46b3621..82c0a58 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ include_directories(..)
 add_compile_options(${cxx11_options} ${warning_options})
 
 add_executable(calc calc.cc)
-target_link_libraries(calc pthread)
+target_link_libraries(calc ${add_link_deps})
 
 add_executable(calc2 calc2.cc)
-target_link_libraries(calc2 pthread)
+target_link_libraries(calc2 ${add_link_deps})
 
 add_executable(calc3 calc3.cc)
-target_link_libraries(calc3 pthread)
+target_link_libraries(calc3 ${add_link_deps})
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d57012..3911957 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ include_directories(..)
 add_compile_options(${cxx11_options} ${warning_options})
 
 add_executable(test-main test.cc)
-target_link_libraries(test-main pthread)
+target_link_libraries(test-main ${add_link_deps})
 
 add_test(TestMain test-main)