diff --git a/core/predictor/common/macros.h b/core/predictor/common/macros.h
index d25c530fd40b85d0893fbabf572197032cc55a24..fa4a068668cb1a37c37a2726634c24be26a3fb40 100644
--- a/core/predictor/common/macros.h
+++ b/core/predictor/common/macros.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ namespace predictor {
   }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WITH_GPU
+#define USE_PTHREAD
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_PTHREAD
 
 #define THREAD_T pthread_t