diff --git a/driver/os_other.go b/driver/os_other.go
index a8e38e9..7a6f245 100644
--- a/driver/os_other.go
+++ b/driver/os_other.go
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ package sqlite3
 /*
 #cgo CFLAGS: -I.
 #cgo linux LDFLAGS: -ldl
+#cgo linux,ppc LDFLAGS: -lpthread
+#cgo linux,ppc64 LDFLAGS: -lpthread
+#cgo linux,ppc64le LDFLAGS: -lpthread
 */
 import "C"