diff --git a/package/cairo/cairo.mk b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
index e8a704c7da..7bc8f92deb 100644
--- a/package/cairo/cairo.mk
+++ b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_m68k_cf),y)
 CAIRO_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -mxgot"
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),)
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL),)
 CAIRO_CONF_ENV += CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -DCAIRO_NO_MUTEX=1"
 endif