diff --git a/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile b/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
index 7512ac759..a75e0681c 100644
--- a/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ alone_shared_iso:
 
 # Shows how to compile an external application against the SPDK archives.
 alone_static:
-	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -Wl,--whole-archive,-Bstatic -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev -lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd \
+	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -pthread -Wl,--whole-archive,-Bstatic -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev -lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd \
 	-lspdk_event_sock -lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace -lspdk_log -lspdk_json \
 	-lspdk_jsonrpc -lspdk_rpc -lspdk_sock -lspdk_notify -lspdk_vmd \
-	$(DPDK_LIB) -Wl,--no-whole-archive,-Bdynamic -lnuma -luuid -lpthread -ldl -lrt
+	$(DPDK_LIB) -Wl,--no-whole-archive,-Bdynamic -lnuma -luuid -ldl -lrt
 
 # Shows how to compile and external bdev and application sgainst the SPDK archives.
 bdev_static:
-	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -L../passthru -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -Wl,--whole-archive,-Bstatic -lpassthru_external -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev \
+	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -L../passthru -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -pthread -Wl,--whole-archive,-Bstatic -lpassthru_external -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev \
 	-lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd -lspdk_event_sock -lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace \
 	-lspdk_log -lspdk_json -lspdk_jsonrpc -lspdk_rpc -lspdk_sock -lspdk_notify -lspdk_vmd $(DPDK_LIB) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive,-Bdynamic -lnuma -luuid -lpthread -ldl -lrt
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive,-Bdynamic -lnuma -luuid -ldl -lrt