diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40c410aeb..c36084fb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ project(QtBase
     LANGUAGES CXX C ASM
 )
 
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+set_property(TARGET Threads::Threads PROPERTY _qt_no_promote_global TRUE)
 # Make sure we only use latest private CMake API, aka no compatibility wrappers.
 set(QT_NO_INTERNAL_COMPATIBILITY_FUNCTIONS TRUE)