diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dc31d2..c6f0ec0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ target_link_libraries(abaddon ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
 target_link_libraries(abaddon ${NLOHMANN_JSON_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(abaddon ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
+include(CheckAtomic)
+if (NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITHOUT_LIB OR NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITHOUT_LIB)
+    target_link_libraries(abaddon atomic)
+endif ()
+
 if (USE_LIBHANDY)
     find_package(libhandy REQUIRED)
     target_include_directories(abaddon PUBLIC ${libhandy_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/cmake/CheckAtomic.cmake b/cmake/CheckAtomic.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7e79e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CheckAtomic.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#[[
+From https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRTLSDR/blob/master/CheckAtomic.cmake
+This file is licensed as MIT:
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Charles J. Cliffe
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+]]
+
+# - Try to find if atomics need -latomic linking
+# Once done this will define
+#  HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITHOUT_LIB - Wether atomic types work without -latomic
+#  HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITHOUT_LIB - Wether 64 bit atomic types work without -latomic
+
+INCLUDE(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+INCLUDE(CheckLibraryExists)
+
+# Sometimes linking against libatomic is required for atomic ops, if
+# the platform doesn't support lock-free atomics.
+
+function(check_working_cxx_atomics varname)
+set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+#include <atomic>
+std::atomic<int> x;
+int main() {
+return std::atomic_is_lock_free(&x);
+}
+" ${varname})
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+endfunction(check_working_cxx_atomics)
+
+function(check_working_cxx_atomics64 varname)
+set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-std=c++11 ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
+CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+#include <atomic>
+#include <cstdint>
+std::atomic<uint64_t> x (0);
+int main() {
+uint64_t i = x.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+return std::atomic_is_lock_free(&x);
+}
+" ${varname})
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+endfunction(check_working_cxx_atomics64)
+
+# Check for atomic operations.
+if(MSVC)
+  # This isn't necessary on MSVC.
+  set(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITHOUT_LIB True)
+else()
+  # First check if atomics work without the library.
+  check_working_cxx_atomics(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITHOUT_LIB)
+endif()
+
+# If not, check if the library exists, and atomics work with it.
+if(NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITHOUT_LIB)
+  check_library_exists(atomic __atomic_fetch_add_4 "" HAVE_LIBATOMIC)
+  if(NOT HAVE_LIBATOMIC)
+    message(STATUS "Host compiler appears to require libatomic, but cannot locate it.")
+  endif()
+  list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "atomic")
+  check_working_cxx_atomics(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITH_LIB)
+  if (NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS_WITH_LIB)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Host compiler must support std::atomic!")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+# Check for 64 bit atomic operations.
+if(MSVC)
+  set(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITHOUT_LIB True)
+else()
+  check_working_cxx_atomics64(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITHOUT_LIB)
+endif()
+
+# If not, check if the library exists, and atomics work with it.
+if(NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITHOUT_LIB)
+  check_library_exists(atomic __atomic_load_8 "" HAVE_LIBATOMIC64)
+  if(NOT HAVE_LIBATOMIC64)
+    message(STATUS "Host compiler appears to require libatomic, but cannot locate it.")
+  endif()
+  list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "atomic")
+  check_working_cxx_atomics64(HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITH_LIB)
+  if (NOT HAVE_CXX_ATOMICS64_WITH_LIB)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Host compiler must support std::atomic!")
+  endif()
+endif()
+