diff --git a/lib/libsqlite3/Makefile b/lib/libsqlite3/Makefile
index 65b1a28b5be6..2db85fb39708 100644
--- a/lib/libsqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libsqlite3/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 PRIVATELIB=	yes
 LIB=	sqlite3
 SHLIB_MAJOR?=	0
-LIBADD+=	pthreads
+LIBADD+=	pthread
 
 SRCS=	sqlite3.c