diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
index 646293b91..4d541a348 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ class LLVMDependencyCMake(CMakeDependency):
         defs = self.get_cmake_var('PACKAGE_DEFINITIONS')
         temp = ['-I' + x for x in inc_dirs] + defs
         self.compile_args += [x for x in temp if x not in self.compile_args]
+        self._add_sub_dependency(ThreadDependency, env, kwargs)
 
     def _main_cmake_file(self) -> str:
         # Use a custom CMakeLists.txt for LLVM
@@ -440,9 +441,6 @@ class LLVMDependencyCMake(CMakeDependency):
             return orig_name[0]
         return module
 
-    def need_threads(self) -> bool:
-        return True
-
 class LLVMDependency(ExternalDependency):
     def __init__(self, env, kwargs):
         super().__init__('LLVM', env, 'cpp', kwargs)