diff --git a/shared/CMakeLists.txt b/shared/CMakeLists.txt
index afe855d47e..e03926f641 100644
--- a/shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ file(GLOB HIFI_SHARED_SRCS src/*.h src/*.cpp)
 
 # create a library and set the property so it can be referenced later
 add_library(HifiShared ${HIFI_SHARED_SRCS})
-set(HIFI_SHARED_LIBRARY HifiShared)
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+set(HIFI_SHARED_LIBRARY HifiShared)
+
+# link required libraries on UNIX
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+    
+    target_link_libraries(HifiShared ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
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