diff --git a/thunderbird.be0 b/thunderbird.be0
index 1b39630df..343cf93be 100755
--- a/thunderbird.be0
+++ b/thunderbird.be0
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ mee_configure() {
         --disable-crashreporter \
         --enable-startup-notification \
         --disable-tests \
-        --with-pthreads \
         --enable-official-branding \
         --disable-debug \
         --disable-tests \