diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-INTEL.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-INTEL.cmake
index ff0858f0ff..90ab6167a3 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-INTEL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-INTEL.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ if(INTEL_LRT_MODE STREQUAL "THREADS")
   endif()
 endif()
 if(INTEL_LRT_MODE STREQUAL "C++11")
-  target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DLMP_INTEL_USELRT -DLMP_INTEL_LRT11)
+  if(Threads_FOUND)
+    target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DLMP_INTEL_USELRT -DLMP_INTEL_LRT11)
+    target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Must have working threads library for Long-range thread support")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")