diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 76eb017387a9..7623eba2184f 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -246,12 +246,15 @@
           }],  # OS=="win"
         ],
       }],
-      ['OS=="linux" and _target_name in ["dump_syms"]', {
+      ['OS=="linux" and _target_name in ["dump_syms", "node"]', {
         'conditions': [
           ['libchromiumcontent_component==0', {
             'libraries': [
               '<(libchromiumcontent_dir)/libc++.a',
             ],
+            'ldflags': [
+              '-lpthread',
+            ],
           }, {
             'libraries': [
               '<(libchromiumcontent_dir)/libc++.so',