diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 56377d6a0c5e8e..7913599e4ed572 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@
           '-Wl,-bnoerrmsg',
         ],
       }],
+      ['OS=="linux" or OS=="mac"', {
+        'libraries': ['-latomic'],
+      }],
     ],
   },