diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35e5c88..17ec440 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set_target_properties(mastodon-cpp PROPERTIES
     SOVERSION ${mastodon-cpp_VERSION_MAJOR}
 )
 install(TARGETS mastodon-cpp DESTINATION lib)
-target_link_libraries(mastodon-cpp pthread boost_system ssl crypto)
+target_link_libraries(mastodon-cpp boost_system ssl crypto)
 install(FILES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lib/mastodon-cpp.hpp DESTINATION include)
 
 # Example client
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3659cfd..e315f29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ instead.
 
 The reference can be generated with `build_doc.sh`, if doxygen is installed. Or just look in `src/mastodon-cpp.hpp`. There is an example in `src/example`.
 
+## Compiling your project
+
+After you did a `make install`, a project consisting of one file can be compiled as follows:
+
+    g++ -std=c++14 -lmastodon-cpp -lboost_system -lssl -lcrypto example.cpp
+
 ## Error codes
 
 |      Code | Explanation                   |