diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d81d1137d..5eb520c60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 FIND_PACKAGE(GTest REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Boost REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Doxygen REQUIRED)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 if(Boost_FOUND)
 include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
@@ -69,4 +70,13 @@ add_test(
     NAME MRMC-tests
     COMMAND MRMC-tests
 )
-endif(GTEST_FOUND)
+
+# GTest needs pThreads, so it is linked into MRMC-tests.
+if (THREADS_FOUND)
+
+include_directories(${THREADS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries (MRMC-tests ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+
+endif(THREADS_FOUND)
+
+endif(GTEST_FOUND)
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