diff --git a/modules/mysqlx/AMBuilder b/modules/mysqlx/AMBuilder
index fbde7276..e6f6659b 100644
--- a/modules/mysqlx/AMBuilder
+++ b/modules/mysqlx/AMBuilder
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ if AMXX.mysql_path:
     binary.compiler.linkflags += [
       os.path.join(AMXX.mysql_path, 'lib', 'libmysqlclient_r.a'),
       '-lpthread',
-      '-lm'
+      '-lm',
+      '-lrt',
     ]
   elif builder.target_platform is 'windows':
     binary.compiler.linkflags += [