diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 97eed1f3f63fc25fb803603195f8947478e68864..dfd7b25894adafeeb46d160d1bac4a784c628e18 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 add_subdirectory(addon)
 
 add_library(eventlooptests STATIC eventlooptests.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(eventlooptests Fcitx5::Utils)
+target_link_libraries(eventlooptests Fcitx5::Utils Pthread::Pthread)
 
 set(FCITX_UTILS_TEST
     testflags
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ set(FCITX_UTILS_DBUS_TEST
 
 set(testdbus_LIBS Pthread::Pthread)
 set(testeventdispatcher_LIBS Pthread::Pthread)
-set(testevent_LIBS Pthread::Pthread eventlooptests)
-set(testcustomeventloop_LIBS Pthread::Pthread eventlooptests)
+set(testevent_LIBS eventlooptests)
+set(testcustomeventloop_LIBS eventlooptests)
 
 find_program(XVFB_BIN Xvfb)