diff --git a/fdbmonitor/local.mk b/fdbmonitor/local.mk
index 98aebb5bf8..255a15c3db 100644
--- a/fdbmonitor/local.mk
+++ b/fdbmonitor/local.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 fdbmonitor_CFLAGS := -I.
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),linux)
-  fdbmonitor_LDFLAGS := -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -lpthread -lrt
+  fdbmonitor_LDFLAGS := -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -pthread -lrt
 else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),osx)
   fdbmonitor_LDFLAGS := -lc++
 endif