diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ed31d160c..bf9425610 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ cmake (2.8.4~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       + FindTCL_fix_#600245.diff
       + FindPython_fix_#569321_and_#580503.diff (Please note, that upstream's
         solution is slightly different from what Debian had initially!)
+  * debian/patches/FindBoost_add_-lpthread_#563479.diff: Added.
+    (Closes: #563479)
 
  -- Kai Wasserbäch <debian@carbon-project.org>  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:40:34 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/FindBoost_add_-lpthread_#563479.diff b/debian/patches/FindBoost_add_-lpthread_#563479.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00e1e3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/FindBoost_add_-lpthread_#563479.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Subject: Add -lpthread when using Boost::Thread.
+Author: Kai Wasserbäch <debian@carbon-project.org>
+Origin: vendor
+Last-Update: 2011-01-16
+Bug: http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=10692
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=563479
+Forwarded: no
+---
+ Modules/FindBoost.cmake |    3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
++++ b/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
+@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ else(_boost_IN_CACHE)
+             message (STATUS "  ${COMPONENT}")
+           endif(NOT Boost_FIND_QUIETLY)
+           set(Boost_LIBRARIES ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_LIBRARY})
++          if(${UPPERCOMPONENT} STREQUAL "THREAD" AND UNIX)
++            set(Boost_LIBRARIES ${Boost_LIBRARIES} pthread)
++          endif(${UPPERCOMPONENT} STREQUAL "THREAD" AND UNIX)
+         endif( Boost_${UPPERCOMPONENT}_FOUND )
+       endforeach(COMPONENT)
+   else()
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index d671b6a85..8e4365290 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 fixup_manpages.diff
+FindBoost_add_-lpthread_#563479.diff