diff --git a/projects/rccl-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rccl-tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 539a1eae2b..d950565e2f 100644
--- a/projects/rccl-tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rccl-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # ########################################################################
 # Copyright 2022 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 # ########################################################################
+#Adding pthread flag for linking
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3 FATAL_ERROR)
 
diff --git a/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile b/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
index 3dbd41ff9a..f01e7b3850 100644
--- a/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
+++ b/projects/rccl-tests/src/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ HIPCUFLAGS += -I$(ROCM_PATH)/include
 HIPCUFLAGS += -I$(ROCM_PATH)/include/rccl
 HIPCUFLAGS += -I$(ROCM_PATH)/hip/include/hip
 LDFLAGS    += -L$(ROCM_PATH)/lib -lhsa-runtime64 -lrt
-HIPLDFLAGS += $(CUSTOM_RCCL_LIB) -L$(ROCM_PATH)/lib -lhsa-runtime64 -lrt
+HIPLDFLAGS += $(CUSTOM_RCCL_LIB) -L$(ROCM_PATH)/lib -lhsa-runtime64 -lrt -pthread
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG), 0)
 HIPCUFLAGS += -O3