diff --git a/qjsc.c b/qjsc.c
index 46f52a6f9..f8588c652 100644
--- a/qjsc.c
+++ b/qjsc.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ static int output_executable(const char *out_filename, const char *cfilename,
     *arg++ = "-lm";
     *arg++ = "-ldl";
     *arg++ = "-lpthread";
+    *arg++ = "-latomic";
     *arg = NULL;
 
     if (verbose) {