diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f3186018..a79b823b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ 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