diff --git a/libsemanage/tests/Makefile b/libsemanage/tests/Makefile
index f92455c..ad1869b 100644
--- a/libsemanage/tests/Makefile
+++ b/libsemanage/tests/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ EXECUTABLE = libsemanage-tests
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -c -g -o0 -Wall -W -Wundef -Wmissing-noreturn -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wno-unused-parameter
 INCLUDE = -I$(TESTSRC) -I$(TESTSRC)/../include
-LDFLAGS = -lcunit -lustr -lbz2
+LDFLAGS = -lcunit -lustr -lbz2 -lpthread
 OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o) 
 
 all: $(EXECUTABLE)