diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 02a87ea..397c7f5 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pathfix.py
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 
 BuildRequires: glibc-static pcre-static glib2-static zlib-static
+# if -pthread is used GCC SPEC will add --as-needed -latomic --no-as-needed for linker
+%ifarch riscv64
+BuildRequires: libatomic-static
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?hostqemu:1}
 # For complicated reasons, this is required so that