diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/Makefile.am b/tools/qfbsp/source/Makefile.am
index 1398937d2..ee75889f2 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
 QFBSP_LIBS=@QFBSP_LIBS@
 QFBSP_DEPS=@QFBSP_DEPS@
 QFBSP_INCS=@QFBSP_INCS@
-PTHREAD_FLAGS=@PTHREAD_FLAGS@
 
 INCLUDES=	-I$(top_srcdir)/include $(QFBSP_INCS)
 
@@ -20,6 +19,5 @@ qfbsp_SOURCES= \
 		brush.c csg4.c map.c merge.c nodraw.c options.c outside.c portals.c \
 		qfbsp.c region.c solidbsp.c surfaces.c tjunc.c writebsp.c
 
-qfbsp_LDFLAGS=		$(PTHREAD_FLAGS)
 qfbsp_LDADD=		$(QFBSP_LIBS)
 qfbsp_DEPENDENCIES=	$(QFBSP_DEPS)