diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
index cb190af171..75a960c2ac 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_SOFT_FLOAT),y)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PTHREADS_NATIVE),y)
 	$(SED) 's,# PTHREADS_NATIVE is not set,PTHREADS_NATIVE=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
+	$(SED) 's,# UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS is not set,UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 endif
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/usr/include
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/usr/lib