diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 87c23c7d89..d7701ad578 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ gnulib_modules="$gnulib_modules sigaction"
 gnulib_modules="$gnulib_modules sigpipe"
 # -> open code conditional or use GIO GFileInfo
 gnulib_modules="$gnulib_modules stat-time"
+# -> GThread
+gnulib_modules="$gnulib_modules threadlib"
 # -> remove use or open-code it. possibly add to glib
 gnulib_modules="$gnulib_modules strchrnul"
 # -> g_strsplit