diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e6f4200..4929eb55 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,10 +222,15 @@ target_include_directories(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} SYSTEM
 	PUBLIC ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-if(UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network)
-else()
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::WinExtras)
+target_link_libraries(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network)
+
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+	target_link_libraries(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} rt ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+endif()
+
+if (WIN32)
+	target_link_libraries(${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::WinExtras)
 endif()
 
 
@@ -438,10 +443,10 @@ add_custom_target(
 
 add_library(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_GUI_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/lib_gui/productVersion.h)
 
-if(UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg)
-else()
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg Qt5::WinExtras)
+target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg)
+
+if (WIN32)
+	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::WinExtras)
 endif()
 
 # command for versioning script