diff --git a/package/librtlsdr/librtlsdr.mk b/package/librtlsdr/librtlsdr.mk
index 47586bdfb2..7796d1096a 100644
--- a/package/librtlsdr/librtlsdr.mk
+++ b/package/librtlsdr/librtlsdr.mk
@@ -34,15 +34,4 @@ else
 LIBRTLSDR_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_ZEROCOPY=OFF
 endif
 
-# In case of static-lib-only builds, CMake's FindThreads.cmake code tries to
-# get the right flags, checking first for -lpthreads, then -lpthread, and lastly
-# for -pthread.
-# The 2 first link checks fail because of undefined symbols: __libc_setup_tls.
-# In the later check, CMake successfully compiles and links the test program,
-# but it also tries to run it, which is wrong when cross-compiling.
-#
-# The following CMake variable only disables the TRY_RUN call in the -pthread
-# test.
-LIBRTLSDR_CONF_OPTS += -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF
-
 $(eval $(cmake-package))