diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3ad81921..fb06d5716 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system thread)
 find_package(LibZip QUIET)
 find_package(Pangolin 0.2 QUIET)
 find_package(OpenCV QUIET)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Threads QUIET)
 
 # flags
 add_definitions("-DENABLE_SSE")
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ add_library(dso ${dso_SOURCE_FILES} ${dso_opencv_SOURCE_FILES} ${dso_pangolin_SO
 if (OpenCV_FOUND AND Pangolin_FOUND)
 	message("--- compiling dso_dataset.")
 	add_executable(dso_dataset ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/main_dso_pangolin.cpp )
-    target_link_libraries(dso_dataset dso boost_system boost_thread cxsparse ${LIBZIP_LIBRARY} ${Pangolin_LIBRARIES} ${OpenCV_LIBS})
+    target_link_libraries(dso_dataset dso boost_system boost_thread cxsparse ${LIBZIP_LIBRARY} ${Pangolin_LIBRARIES} ${OpenCV_LIBS} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 else()
 	message("--- not building dso_dataset, since either don't have openCV or Pangolin.")
 endif()