diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index 4cdc4d5..edf3663 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package sqlite3
 #cgo CFLAGS: -std=gnu99
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE -DSQLITE_THREADSAFE
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -lpthread
 #include <sqlite3-binding.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>