diff --git a/MMCore/meson.build b/MMCore/meson.build
index 0373d739a..3049fbb65 100644
--- a/MMCore/meson.build
+++ b/MMCore/meson.build
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ mmcore_lib = static_library(
     'MMCore',
     sources: mmcore_sources,
     include_directories: mmcore_include_dir,
-    dependencies: mmdevice_dep,
+    dependencies: [
+        mmdevice_dep,
+        dependency('threads'),
+    ],
     cpp_args: [
         '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS', # TODO Eliminate the need
     ],
diff --git a/MMDevice/meson.build b/MMDevice/meson.build
index a7f21a8d2..dcddc8cb0 100644
--- a/MMDevice/meson.build
+++ b/MMDevice/meson.build
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ mmdevice_lib = static_library(
     # MMDevice does not depend on any external library. This is a big advantage
     # in simplifing its usage (given hundreds of device adapters depending on
     # MMDevice), so think twice before adding dependencies.
+    dependencies: [
+        dependency('threads'),
+    ],
 )
 
 subdir('unittest')