diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 7882fe8c..1e8237bb 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ HAVE_THREAD := $(shell [ "$(HAVE_PTHREAD)" -eq "1" -o -n "$(filter Windows%,$(OS
 ifeq ($(HAVE_THREAD), 1)
 THREAD_MSG := ==> building with threading support
 THREAD_CPP := -DZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-THREAD_LD := -pthread
+THREAD_LD :=
 else
 THREAD_MSG := $(NO_THREAD_MSG)
 endif