diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fc24e57..fe0edfe 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ else()
       $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${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