diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 74ee310c71e..653ffff3462 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ add_ccf_static_library(
        ${CCF_DIR}/src/tasks/worker.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(ccf_tasks PRIVATE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+if(USE_LIBCXX)
+  # worker.cpp uses backtrace() which, under libc++, resolves through libunwind.
+  # On systems where libunwind is built with LZMA support (e.g. Azure Linux),
+  # this creates a transitive dependency on liblzma.
+  target_link_libraries(ccf_tasks PRIVATE lzma)
+endif()
 
 # Common test args for Python scripts starting up CCF networks
 set(WORKER_THREADS