diff --git a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 14c52ea..9f6f7d9 100644
--- a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ absl_cc_library(
     absl::core_headers
   COPTS
     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_COPTS}
+  LINKOPTS
+    "-latomic"
 )
 
 absl_cc_library(