diff --git a/supertuxkart.spec b/supertuxkart.spec
index 4f5b359..fa57b7b 100644
--- a/supertuxkart.spec
+++ b/supertuxkart.spec
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ touch src/Makefile.in
 %build
 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I $with_irrlicht/include -I $with_irrlicht/include/irrlicht18"
 %configure
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LDFLAGS=-lGLU irrlicht_LIBS="-lIrrlicht18 -lIrrXML18"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LDFLAGS=-lGLU irrlicht_LIBS="-lIrrlicht18 -lIrrXML18 -lpthread"
 
 
 %install