diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index 6c654b0..3c2656d 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ case "$OS" in
     LINUX)
         EXEC_FILE="$PROJECT"
         SHARED_LIB_FILE="$PROJECT.so"
-        LINKER_LIBS="-lpthread"
+        LINKER_LIBS=""
         ;;
     *)
         error "operating system $OS has no configuration variants"