diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9624c77fb..c2496a274 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ case $SYSTEM in
 
   Linux)
     DEFINES="$DEFINES SYS_LINUX"
-    LINKLIBS="$LINKLIBS -lpthread"
+    LINKLIBS="$LINKLIBS -lpthread -lm"
     ;;
 
   *)