--- libcompizconfig-0.8.2/configure
+++ libcompizconfig-0.8.2/configure.new
@@ -19882,7 +19882,7 @@
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lprotobuf  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lprotobuf -lpthread $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
--- libcompizconfig-0.8.2/configure.ac
+++ libcompizconfig-0.8.2/configure.ac.new
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     echo -e $protobuf_error_msg; use_protobuf=no
   else
     AC_CHECK_LIB(protobuf, _ZN6google8protobuf7MessageD2Ev, [], [
-      echo -e $protobuf_error_msg; use_protobuf=no ])
+      echo -e $protobuf_error_msg; use_protobuf=no ], -lpthread)
     if test "x$use_protobuf" = "xyes"; then
       AC_LANG([C++])
       AC_CHECK_HEADER([google/protobuf/message.h],,[