diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index 71b80e7ef6..f212f58018 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ else()
   endif()
   if (CLANG)
     add_compile_options()
+    # Clang has link errors unless `atomic` is specifically requested.
+    if(NOT APPLE)
+      add_link_options(-latomic)
+    endif()
     if (APPLE OR USE_LIBCXX)
       add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-stdlib=libc++>)
       add_compile_definitions(WITH_LIBCXX)