diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6529995b..4df39c0e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -303,12 +303,6 @@ else()
 	CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(strndup string.h HAVE_STRNDUP)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT WIN32)
-	list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES pthread)
-	check_symbol_exists(pthread_mutex_timedlock pthread.h HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK)
-	list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES pthread)
-endif()
-
 # Enable address sanitizer, where supported and when required
 if(${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang" OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 	CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG ("-fno-omit-frame-pointer" fno-omit-frame-pointer)
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 65739cbac..902bd891e 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_POLL_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYSLOG_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_JOURNALD_H
-#cmakedefine HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK
 #cmakedefine HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_EXECINFO_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETLOGIN_R
diff --git a/uwac/templates/config.h.in b/uwac/templates/config.h.in
index d828a05a0..0d733317b 100644
--- a/uwac/templates/config.h.in
+++ b/uwac/templates/config.h.in
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_POLL_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYSLOG_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_JOURNALD_H
-#cmakedefine HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETLOGIN_R
 #cmakedefine HAVE_STRNDUP
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PIXMAN_REGION
diff --git a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 878617498..c50ad7999 100644
--- a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ endif()
 	endif()
 
 	if(NOT WIN32)
+		list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES pthread)
 		CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(pthread_mutex_timedlock pthread.h HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_SYMBOL)
 		if (NOT HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_SYMBOL)
 			CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(pthread pthread_mutex_timedlock "" HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_LIB)
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ endif()
 		if (HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_SYMBOL OR HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_LIB OR HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_LIBS)
 			set(HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK ON)
 		endif (HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_SYMBOL OR HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_LIB OR HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK_LIBS)
+		list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES pthread)
 	endif()
 
 set(OPENSSL_FEATURE_TYPE "RECOMMENDED")