diff --git a/libsysutils/Android.mk b/libsysutils/Android.mk
index cbb1edf..59461da 100644
--- a/libsysutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libsysutils/Android.mk
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
 
+ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
+  LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lpthread
+endif
+
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)