diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 36344a6..673177e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_definitions(-DN2N_VERSION="${N2N_VERSION}" -DN2N_OSNAME="${N2N_OSNAME}")
 OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "BUILD Shared Library" OFF)
 
 # N2n specific params
-OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD "USE PTHREAD Library" ON)
+OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD "USE PTHREAD Library" OFF)
 OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_OPENSSL "USE OPENSSL Library" OFF)
 OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_PCAPLIB "USE PCAP Library" OFF)
 OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_ZSTD "USE ZSTD Library" OFF)