diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 4724f17..8303ba5 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ V ?= 0

 CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror -I../include

-LDFLAGS += -L$(LIBDIR) -lunicorn -lpthread -lm
+LDFLAGS += -L$(LIBDIR) -lunicorn -lm
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Linux)
-LDFLAGS += -lrt
+LDFLAGS +=
 endif

-LDLIBS += -lpthread -lunicorn -lm
+LDLIBS += -lunicorn -lm

 ifneq ($(CROSS),)
 CC = $(CROSS)gcc
