diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
index 90ee8c4a56..1d4160f398 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ FILES_${PN}-pkgmgt = "${bindir}/package-manager \
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE += " -DLIB=${@os.path.basename('${libdir}')}"
 
+LDFLAGS += "-lpthread"
+
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
 AVOID_CONSTRUCTOR = ""