diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 80a7b82f..11bcfe9e 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ else()
     link_libraries(${glfw_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
+list(APPEND thread_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    list(APPEND thread_LIBRARIES ${RT_LIBRARY})
+endif()
+
 include_directories(${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/include
                     ${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/support
                     ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ add_executable(windows WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE windows.c)
 set_target_properties(windows PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_NAME "Windows")
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    target_link_libraries(threads ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+    target_link_libraries(threads ${thread_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 set(WINDOWS_BINARIES accuracy sharing tearing threads title windows)