diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f92f8c50b..a177db5fa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
     compile_options['other'].append('-mmacosx-version-min=10.8')
     compile_options['other'].append('-stdlib=libc++')
     link_options['other'].append('-lc++')
+else:
+    compile_options['other'].append('-fopenmp')
+    link_options['other'].append('-fopenmp')
 
 
 class build_ext_options: