diff --git a/build/gen.py b/build/gen.py
index c426c0b..c330abc 100755
--- a/build/gen.py
+++ b/build/gen.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
       ldflags.append('-maix64')
 
     if platform.is_posix():
-      ldflags.append('-lpthread')
+      libs.append('-lpthread')
 
     if options.use_lto:
       cflags.extend(['-flto', '-fwhole-program-vtables'])