diff --git a/srcpkgs/polarssl/template b/srcpkgs/polarssl/template
index 4df52ccf881..9a5465dd4bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polarssl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polarssl/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'polarssl'
 pkgname=polarssl
 version=1.3.9
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT=on -DUSE_SHARED_POLARSSL_LIBRARY=on"
 hostmakedepends="cmake perl"
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ update_pattern=$pkgname'-\K[\d.]+'
 distfiles="http://www.polarssl.org/code/releases/polarssl-${version}-gpl.tgz"
 checksum=d3605afc28ed4b7d1d9e3142d72e42855e4a23c07c951bbb0299556b02d36755
 
+pre_configure() {
+	sed -i -e 's|//\(#define POLARSSL_THREADING_C\)|\1|' \
+		-e 's|//\(#define POLARSSL_THREADING_PTHREAD\)|\1|' \
+		include/polarssl/config.h
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{md5,sha1}sum
 }