diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59c11a6..9ad6ceb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/quagga/Default
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=quagga
+  DEPENDS:=quagga +libpthread
   TITLE:=The Quagga Software Routing Suite
   URL:=http://www.quagga.net
   MAINTAINER:=Vasilis Tsiligiannis <b_tsiligiannis@silverton.gr>