diff --git a/lib/librte_pdump/Makefile b/lib/librte_pdump/Makefile
index 0ee0fa1a68..ee14dba7af 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pdump/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pdump/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ LIB = librte_pdump.a
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 CFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
-LDLIBS += -lpthread
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_mbuf -lrte_ethdev
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pdump_version.map