diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 6d36ae1a6b6f2d4531694d257e61c234577032ac..e1d1989352535882adb1131aaf9f8008d18e86fb 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ if ($no_asm)
 
 if ($threads)
 	{
-	$config{cflags}=$thread_cflags;
+	$config{cflags}.=$thread_cflags;
 	push @{$config{openssl_thread_defines}}, @thread_defines;
 	}