diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a7e14c..7577443 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ endif()
 # Links the target exe against the libraries
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC dbt-rise-tgc)
 if(TARGET Boost::program_options)
-    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Boost::program_options Boost::thread)
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Boost::program_options)
 else()
-    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${BOOST_program_options_LIBRARY} ${BOOST_thread_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${BOOST_program_options_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 if (Tcmalloc_FOUND)