diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 54416b4..8a708d3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ test -z "$PTHREAD_LIBS" && PTHREAD_LIBS="-lpthread"
 
 dnl pthread-stubs is mandatory on targets where it exists
 case "$host_os" in
-cygwin* )
+cygwin* | linux* )
     pthread_stubs_possible="no"
     ;;
 * )