diff --git a/lib/libpthread/Makefile b/lib/libpthread/Makefile
index a6a599f8639a..88a7f3dfbe4a 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpthread/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #	from: @(#)Makefile	5.2 (Berkeley) 3/5/91
 
 LIB=pthread
-INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE= no
+NOPIC= no
 CPPFLAGS+= -g -DPTHREAD_KERNEL -I. -I${.CURDIR}/include -I${.CURDIR}/arch/${MACHINE}
 CFLAGS+= ${CPPFLAGS}