diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b92cb4c09..2ffeec1a9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ if (ZLIB AND ZLIB_FOUND)
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${HIGHS_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/zstr>
     )
     target_link_libraries(highs ZLIB::ZLIB)
-    set(CONF_DEPENDENCIES "include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)\nfind_dependency(ZLIB)")
+    set(CONF_DEPENDENCIES "include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)\nfind_dependency(ZLIB)\nfind_dependency(Threads)")
 endif()
 
 # # on UNIX system the 'lib' prefix is automatically added