diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47052f3..2fd6b3f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wundef -Wcast-qual -Wshadow -Wcast-align -pipe -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror=implicit-function-declaration -Winit-self -pthread")
 add_definitions(-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -O2 -pthread")
-
-
+set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 option(CODE_COVERAGE "build with code coverage intrumentation" OFF)
 if (CODE_COVERAGE)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} --coverage")
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 097d604..6b3e795 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ else()
     target_link_libraries(rt)
 endif()
 add_executable(test_runner ${TEST_SOURCE_FILES})
-target_link_libraries(test_runner check ucore)
+target_link_libraries(test_runner check ucore PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
 
 add_custom_target(test COMMAND test_runner
                        DEPENDS test_runner