--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ project(VVL LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 option(VVL_ENABLE_ASAN "Use address sanitization (specifically -fsanitize=address)" OFF)
 
+set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Build the tests" OFF)
 
 add_definitions(-DVK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS) # Enable beta Vulkan extensions
--- a/layers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/layers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ target_sources(VkLayer_khronos_validatio
 
 target_compile_definitions(VkLayer_khronos_validation PUBLIC ${KHRONOS_LAYER_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
 target_link_libraries(VkLayer_khronos_validation PRIVATE VkLayer_utils)
+target_link_libraries(VkLayer_khronos_validation PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
 
 if (VVL_ENABLE_ASAN)
     target_compile_options(VkLayer_khronos_validation PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)