diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 727ba42f..21e38f1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ if(CLIENTS OR TESTS)
   set(REF_INCLUDES )
   set(REF_LIBRARIES )
   if(CLBLAS_FOUND)
+    find_package(Threads)
+    set(REF_LIBRARIES ${REF_LIBRARIES} ${CLBLAS_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
     set(REF_INCLUDES ${REF_INCLUDES} ${CLBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    set(REF_LIBRARIES ${REF_LIBRARIES} ${CLBLAS_LIBRARIES})
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
       add_definitions(" /DCLBLAST_REF_CLBLAS")
     else()