diff --git a/Modules/FindBoost.cmake b/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
index e9839411f1..0794a6f6e1 100644
--- a/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
@@ -2074,6 +2074,9 @@ if(Boost_FOUND)
         message (STATUS "  ${COMPONENT}")
       endif()
       list(APPEND Boost_LIBRARIES ${Boost_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY})
+      if(COMPONENT STREQUAL "thread")
+        list(APPEND Boost_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+      endif()
     endif()
   endforeach()
 else()