diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9f3da91..85f1ae44 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ all: manager fuzzer executor
 all-tools: execprog mutate prog2c stress repro upgrade
 
 executor:
-	$(CC) -o ./bin/syz-executor executor/executor.cc -lpthread -Wall -O1 -g $(STATIC_FLAG) $(CFLAGS)
+	$(CC) -o ./bin/syz-executor executor/executor.cc -pthread -Wall -O1 -g $(STATIC_FLAG) $(CFLAGS)
 
 manager:
 	go build -o ./bin/syz-manager github.com/google/syzkaller/syz-manager