diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium/template b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
index d6d260c2017..d3e3b6598f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ do_configure() {
 	python2 tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py -s -v \
 		--gn-gen-args "${conf[*]}"
 
+	export LDFLAGS="-pthread"
+
 	out/Release/gn gen out/Release --args="${conf[*]}"
 }
 do_build() {