diff --git a/server/database/libtdb/actions.py b/server/database/libtdb/actions.py
index 297ab72a16..4fe07c1ed6 100644
--- a/server/database/libtdb/actions.py
+++ b/server/database/libtdb/actions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 shelltools.export("JOBS", get.makeJOBS().replace("-j", ""))
 
 def setup():
+    shelltools.export("LDFLAGS", "-lpthread")
     autotools.configure("\
                          --builtin-libraries=replace \
                          --bundled-libraries=NONE \
diff --git a/server/database/libtdb/pspec.xml b/server/database/libtdb/pspec.xml
index 5a269abeff..3301edcec3 100644
--- a/server/database/libtdb/pspec.xml
+++ b/server/database/libtdb/pspec.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="a8b7de5efceb288d4ad3174866111452ef5bf21b" type="targz">https://www.samba.org/ftp/tdb/tdb-1.4.3.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>libxslt</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libtirpc-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>docbook-xsl</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libbsd-devel</Dependency>
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
-	<Update release="8">
+        <Update release="8">
             <Date>2020-01-14</Date>
             <Version>1.4.3</Version>
             <Comment>Version bump</Comment>