diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 39c15b7..6072c29 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DBUS_BUS_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_BUS_LIBS)
 
 DBUS_LAUNCHER_CFLAGS="$XML_CFLAGS"
-DBUS_LAUNCHER_LIBS="$XML_LIBS"
+DBUS_LAUNCHER_LIBS="$XML_LIBS $THREAD_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_LAUNCHER_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_LAUNCHER_LIBS)