diff --git a/srcpkgs/gloobus-preview/template b/srcpkgs/gloobus-preview/template
index 96b57be7522..28dd6f12649 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gloobus-preview/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gloobus-preview/template
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
+	vsed -i '/ACX_PTHREAD()/d' configure.ac
 	autoreconf -fi
 }