diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5b63e7d..e77de89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.50.0])
 
 
 GLIB_REQUIRED="glib-2.0 >= 2.28.0"
+GTHREAD_REQUIRED="gthread-2.0 >= 2.28.0"
 GOBJECT_REQUIRED="gobject-2.0 >= 2.28.0"
 GIO_REQUIRED="gio-2.0 >= 2.28.0"
 GTK_REQUIRED="gtk+-3.0 >= 3.4.4"
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_XTEST], test "x$ac_cv_lib_Xtst_XTestFakeKeyEvent" = "xyes")
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHEESE],
   [$GLIB_REQUIRED
+  $GTHREAD_REQUIRED
   $GIO_REQUIRED
   $X11_REQUIRED
   $GOBJECT_REQUIRED
