diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 21875e9..283063f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS} -latomic")
+
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 # If you include the drogon source code locally in your project, use this method to add drogon
 # add_subdirectory(drogon)