diff --git a/package/openjpeg/openjpeg.mk b/package/openjpeg/openjpeg.mk
index df85168b80..9a8fdab7a4 100644
--- a/package/openjpeg/openjpeg.mk
+++ b/package/openjpeg/openjpeg.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@ OPENJPEG_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),libpng)
 OPENJPEG_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF),tiff)
 OPENJPEG_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LCMS2),lcms2)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),y)
+OPENJPEG_CONF_OPTS += -DOPJ_USE_THREAD=ON
+else
+OPENJPEG_CONF_OPTS += -DOPJ_USE_THREAD=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))