--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -367,11 +367,12 @@ AM_COND_IF([BUILDNFPCAPD],
 AX_CHECK_ZLIB([AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVEZLIB, true) readzpcap="yes"], [AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVEZLIB, false) readzpcap="no"])
 
 OVS_CHECK_ATOMIC_LIBS
-AX_PTHREAD([],AC_MSG_ERROR(No valid pthread configuration found))
-
-LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
-CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
+# Musl includes pthread functions in libc.
+# AX_PTHREAD([],AC_MSG_ERROR(No valid pthread configuration found))
+#
+# LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+# CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+# CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
 
 # Check for structures
 AC_CHECK_MEMBER([struct sockaddr.sa_len],