diff --git a/src/bin/perfdhcp/Makefile.am b/src/bin/perfdhcp/Makefile.am
index 482b9cc814..bf6d1887b0 100644
--- a/src/bin/perfdhcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/perfdhcp/Makefile.am
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ perfdhcp_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 perfdhcp_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 perfdhcp_LDADD += $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
 perfdhcp_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS)
+perfdhcp_LDADD += $(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS)
 
 # ... and the documentation
 EXTRA_DIST = perfdhcp_internals.dox