diff --git a/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py b/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
index e2e92ea9e6..816a9083c7 100644
--- a/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
+++ b/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    #shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
+    shelltools.export("PTHREAD_LIBS", "-lpthread")
     shelltools.copy("../googletest-release-1.7.0", "gtest")
     autotools.autoreconf("-vif")
     autotools.configure("--disable-static")