diff --git a/templates/pkg-config.tmpl b/templates/pkg-config.tmpl
index 27e45e3347e..a3de4e3c9b4 100644
--- a/templates/pkg-config.tmpl
+++ b/templates/pkg-config.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.23
 distfiles="
 http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--with-pc-path=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/lib/pkgconfig"
+configure_args="--disable-threads --with-pc-path=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/lib/pkgconfig"
 short_desc="System for managing library compile/link flags"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=0aa5565430d609319917ac2c8ffeaa5e4a509489