diff --git a/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bc5c762f5..4db39f2152 100644
--- a/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ setup_hifi_library()
 link_hifi_libraries(shared gpu)
 target_nvtt()
 target_etc2comp()
+
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+  find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+  target_link_libraries(image Threads::Threads)
+endif()