diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9831417f..9de6f562 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm" OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "-lpthread")
+    set(CMAKE_HAVE_THREADS_LIBRARY 1)
+    set(CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT 0)
+    set(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 1)
+    set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
     set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE "i386-apple-darwin")
 elseif(NOT IS_ARM_BUILD)
     set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE "i386-linux-gnu")