diff --git a/cmake/generic.cmake b/cmake/generic.cmake
index 725cf28037..83e3d155d0 100644
--- a/cmake/generic.cmake
+++ b/cmake/generic.cmake
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 if(NOT APPLE)
     find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
     link_libraries(${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE} -ldl")
 endif(NOT APPLE)
 
 function(merge_static_libs TARGET_NAME)