diff --git a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
index 131d6ced84..baaa441c7c 100644
--- a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 endif
diff --git a/examples/echo_client/Makefile b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
index 6354ad74da..ec17a3dab5 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options 
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options -lpthread
 endif
 
 echo_client: echo_client.o
diff --git a/examples/echo_server/Makefile b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
index 568938fade..74a5e3f778 100644
--- a/examples/echo_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a 
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lpthread
 endif
 
 echo_server: echo_server.o
diff --git a/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
index c1976c74c6..4593ef8b1d 100644
--- a/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 endif
diff --git a/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile b/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
index 2208fcaea2..8166039013 100644
--- a/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options ../../libwebsocketpp.a
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options -lpthread 
 endif
 
 fuzzing_client: fuzzing_client.o
diff --git a/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
index ce23109609..7b886de0fa 100644
--- a/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lcrypto -lssl ../../libwebsocketpp.a
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 endif
 
 fuzzing_server: fuzzing_server_tls.o
diff --git a/examples/stress_client/Makefile b/examples/stress_client/Makefile
index 3c1ce4b441..be78b068fa 100644
--- a/examples/stress_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/stress_client/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CXX		?= c++
 SHARED  ?= "1"
 
 ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_random -lboost_regex -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_random -lboost_regex -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
 else
 	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 endif