diff --git a/package/libnfs/libnfs.mk b/package/libnfs/libnfs.mk
index eb919406f3..e5e302a4f8 100644
--- a/package/libnfs/libnfs.mk
+++ b/package/libnfs/libnfs.mk
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ LIBNFS_DEPENDENCIES += libtirpc
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),y)
-LIBNFS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-threads
+LIBNFS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pthread
 else
-LIBNFS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-threads
+LIBNFS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-pthread
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))