diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40669f2..2e9212b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CXX=g++
 STRIP=strip
-CXXFLAGS=-Wall -I src/libs -I src -std=c++20 -lpthread
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -I src/libs -I src -std=c++20
 SOURCES=src/openrouter.cpp \
 	src/security/cors.cpp \
 	src/settings/settings.cpp \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c76f194..15b0285 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
     'openrouter',
     'cpp',
-    default_options: ['cpp_std=c++20', 'cpp_args=-Wall -lpthread'],
+    default_options: ['cpp_std=c++20', 'cpp_args=-Wall'],
 )
 include_dirs = include_directories('src', 'src/libs')
 executable(