diff --git a/usbguard-pthread.patch b/usbguard-pthread.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..491c58c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usbguard-pthread.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: usbguard-0.7.4/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- usbguard-0.7.4.orig/Makefile.am
++++ usbguard-0.7.4/Makefile.am
+@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ usbguard_daemon_CPPFLAGS=\
+ 	@audit_CFLAGS@
+ 
+ usbguard_daemon_LDADD=\
++	-pthread \
+ 	$(top_builddir)/libusbguard.la \
+ 	@seccomp_LIBS@ \
+ 	@libcapng_LIBS@ \
diff --git a/usbguard.spec b/usbguard.spec
index 1292981..70d1a4c 100644
--- a/usbguard.spec
+++ b/usbguard.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Source2:        usbguard.keyring
 Source3:        usbguard-daemon.conf
 Source4:        usbguard-rpmlintrc
 Patch0:         usbguard-applet-qt_desktop_menu_categories.patch
+Patch1:         usbguard-pthread.patch
 BuildRequires:  asciidoc
 BuildRequires:  aspell
 BuildRequires:  audit-devel
@@ -109,12 +110,12 @@ for interacting with the USBGuard daemon component.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n usbguard-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 mkdir -p ./m4
 autoreconf -i -s --no-recursive ./
 
-export RPM_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -pthread"
 %configure \
     --disable-silent-rules \
     --with-bundled-catch \