diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0acf7f6b..909360ee 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ if [[ ${ZEROMQ} = $(not_found) ]] ; then
         fail
 fi
 
-F77ZMQ=$(find_lib -lzmq -lf77zmq)
+F77ZMQ=$(find_lib -lzmq -lf77zmq -lpthread)
 if [[ ${F77ZMQ} = $(not_found) ]] ; then
         error "Fortran binding of ZeroMQ (f77zmq) is not installed."
         fail