diff --git a/package/znc/znc.mk b/package/znc/znc.mk
index 52a8d78aeb..07fced8407 100644
--- a/package/znc/znc.mk
+++ b/package/znc/znc.mk
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ ZNC_CPE_ID_VENDOR = znc
 ZNC_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 ZNC_CONF_OPTS = -DWANT_CYRUS=OFF -DWANT_I18N=OFF -DWANT_PERL=OFF
 
-# Before CMake 3.10, passing THREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF was needed to
-# disable a try_run() call in the FindThreads tests, which caused a
-# build failure when cross-compiling.
-ZNC_CONF_OPTS += -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ICU),y)
 ZNC_DEPENDENCIES += icu
 ZNC_CONF_OPTS += -DWANT_ICU=ON