diff --git a/package/rrdtool/rrdtool.mk b/package/rrdtool/rrdtool.mk
index 354cff65c4..fe5b872d14 100644
--- a/package/rrdtool/rrdtool.mk
+++ b/package/rrdtool/rrdtool.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ RRDTOOL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 RRDTOOL_CONF_ENV = rd_cv_ieee_works=yes rd_cv_null_realloc=nope \
 			ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=yes
 RRDTOOL_CONF_OPT = --disable-perl --disable-python --disable-ruby \
-			--disable-tcl --program-transform-name=''
+			--disable-tcl --program-transform-name='' \
+			$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),,--disable-pthread)
 RRDTOOL_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
 define RRDTOOL_REMOVE_EXAMPLES