diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/Makefile b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/Makefile
index 3f70db34..d9d1f390 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/Makefile
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ OBJS =	main.o check.o check_pkg_files.o
 OBJS +=	check_pkg_rundeps.o
 OBJS +=	check_pkg_symlinks.o check_pkg_unneeded.o
 OBJS +=	convert.o
-CFLAGS += -pthread
 
 MAN = $(BIN).8