diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7034bb67..64604c6f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP )
     IF (NOT MINGW)
         set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
     ENDIF()
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP )
 
 INCLUDE( config/CMakeChecks.txt )
diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
index f7621a92..0dfe96b7 100644
--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_C
 LINK_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH} )
 SET( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} )
 
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
     FIND_PACKAGE( ZLIB REQUIRED )
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e2904c6f..dcfb37e1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,10 +268,12 @@ else()
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${EXPAT_LIBRARIES} )
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${SSH_LIBRARIES} )
+        TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} )
     else()
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${EXPAT_LIBRARIES} )
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${SSH_LIBRARIES} )
+        TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} )
     endif()
 endif()