diff --git a/unit_tests/Makefile b/unit_tests/Makefile
index 84277ccd55..6a00d9f7f6 100644
--- a/unit_tests/Makefile
+++ b/unit_tests/Makefile
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ DINCDIR =
 DLIBDIR =
 
 # List all default libraries here
-DLIBS = -static-libgcc -static -static-libstdc++
+DLIBS = -pthread
 
 #
 # End of default section