diff --git a/cmake/posix/px4_impl_posix.cmake b/cmake/posix/px4_impl_posix.cmake
index 49647e695e..73f1b55fef 100644
--- a/cmake/posix/px4_impl_posix.cmake
+++ b/cmake/posix/px4_impl_posix.cmake
@@ -174,16 +174,6 @@ function(px4_os_add_flags)
                 mavlink/include/mavlink
                 )
 
-# This block sets added_exe_linker_flags.
-if ("${BOARD}" STREQUAL "bebop")
-	# Use the -pthread if the firmware is build for the parrot bebop.
-	# This resolves some linker errors in DriverFramework, when building
-	# a static target.
-	set(added_exe_linker_flags "-pthread")
-else()
-	set(added_exe_linker_flags)
-endif()
-
 # This block sets added_definitions and added_cxx_flags.
 if(UNIX AND APPLE)
         set(added_definitions
@@ -228,6 +218,8 @@ else()
 
 endif()
 
+set(added_exe_linker_flags)
+
 # This block sets added_c_flags (appends to others).
 if ("${BOARD}" STREQUAL "eagle" OR "${BOARD}" STREQUAL "excelsior")