diff --git a/eclib.spec b/eclib.spec
index b2a3b3e..e7b9cf2 100644
--- a/eclib.spec
+++ b/eclib.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Development libraries and headers for %{name}.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+# Fix the threading test on ARM
+sed -i 's/threading_SOURCES.*/&\nthreading_LDADD=-lpthread/' tests/Makefile.am
+
 # autoconf is not run by upstream
 autoreconf -fi
 
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ if [ %{__isa_bits} = "64" ]; then
 else
   export CPPFLAGS="-I %{_includedir}/flint"
 fi
-LIBS="-lpthread" \
 %configure \
 	--disable-static \
 	--enable-shared \