diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a377e89..36344a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_PCAPLIB "USE PCAP Library" OFF)
 OPTION(N2N_OPTION_USE_ZSTD "USE ZSTD Library" OFF)
 
 
-if(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD AND (DEFINED WIN32))
+if(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD)
   find_library(PTHREAD_LIB pthread)
   if(PTHREAD_LIB)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS("-DHAVE_PTHREAD")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD AND (DEFINED WIN32))
     MESSAGE(WARNING "libpthread not found.")
     set(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD OFF)   
   endif(PTHREAD_LIB)
-endif(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD AND (DEFINED WIN32))
+endif(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD)
 
 if(NOT DEFINED N2N_OPTION_USE_OPENSSL)
 set(N2N_OPTION_USE_OPENSSL OFF)
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ add_library(n2n STATIC
         src/curve25519.c)
 
 
-if(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD AND (DEFINED WIN32))
+if(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD)
   target_link_libraries(n2n pthread)
-endif(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD AND (DEFINED WIN32))
+endif(N2N_OPTION_USE_PTHREAD)
 
 if(N2N_OPTION_USE_OPENSSL)
 #  target_link_libraries(n2n crypto)