diff --git a/cf/pthreads.m4 b/cf/pthreads.m4
index 2df7b8ce5..135acd79d 100644
--- a/cf/pthreads.m4
+++ b/cf/pthreads.m4
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ case "$host" in
 	;;
 *-*-freebsd[[789]]*)
 	native_pthread_support=yes
-	PTHREADS_LIBADD="-lthr"
+	PTHREADS_LIBADD="-lpthread
 	;;
 *-*-openbsd*)
 	native_pthread_support=yes