diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
index 4641692b590b37eb7038aabc21b04fe7b107f8f5..5c9451f4126875f128e6e4870f705f52bc9ee921 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     --with-xml2=no
     --with-pg=no
     --with-webp=no
+    --with-threads=yes
     ${GDAL_SB_CONFIG}
     ${GDAL_SB_EXTRA_OPTIONS}
     )