diff --git a/utils/clish/Makefile b/utils/clish/Makefile
index 4e595ed39..f1774e50a 100644
--- a/utils/clish/Makefile
+++ b/utils/clish/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/clish
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp
+  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpthread
   TITLE:=Command Line Interface SHell
   URL:=http://clish.sourceforge.net/
 endef
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ define Package/clish/description
  and forks the appropriate system commands to perform any actions.
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	ac_cv_header_bfd_h=no
+
 MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	bin_PROGRAMS=bin/clish