diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
index 1d4160f398..9375640a14 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/libzypp/libzypp_git.bb
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ FILES_${PN}-pkgmgt = "${bindir}/package-manager \
                      "
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE += " -DLIB=${@os.path.basename('${libdir}')}"
-
-LDFLAGS += "-lpthread"
+OECMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS_libc-uclibc += "-pthread"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"