diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2faf1f362..850cdae84 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SET(TARGET_DEFAULT_PREFIX "example_")
 SET(TARGET_DEFAULT_LABEL_PREFIX "Examples")
 
 SET(TARGET_COMMON_LIBRARIES 
+        OpenThreads
 	osg 
 	osgDB 
 	osgUtil
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 67e710d8e..f04723272 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ENDIF(NOT MINGW)
 SET(TARGET_DEFAULT_PREFIX "osgdb_")
 SET(TARGET_DEFAULT_LABEL_PREFIX "Plugins")
 SET(TARGET_COMMON_LIBRARIES 
+        OpenThreads
 	osg 
 	osgDB 
 	osgUtil