diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 406a9be5be..3b5956fe30 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2678,6 +2678,8 @@ int main(void) { pthread_t tid; return pthread_create (&tid, 0, func, 0) == 0 ?
 EOF
 if mingw32 ; then
   _ld_pthread=''
+elif hpux ; then
+  _ld_pthread=''
 elif ( cc_check && $TMPO ) ; then              # QNX
   _ld_pthread=''
 elif ( cc_check -lpthread && $TMPO ) ; then