diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index 17fe7a3d67a9efd248923a59f63d1332aa6fe0c3..7882db0fbea9c8b190cf29b96d76c0abfa4346e4 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -277,3 +277,10 @@ fi
 
 # Activates conda environment
 run_cmd source ${BOB_PREFIX_PATH}/bin/activate `basename ${BOB_PREFIX_PATH}`
+
+# Patches conda environment
+log_info "Patching build flags to provide for conda..."
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -pthread"
+export_env CFLAGS
+CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -pthread"
+export_env CXXFLAGS