diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index 9ecad19a31..a05d8f64f4 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ maemocc () {
  GLOBAL_LDOPTS="$GLOBAL_LDOPTS -Wl,-z,defs"
  SHARED_FLAG="-shared"
  endian="little"
+ thread_support="HAVE_SIGALTSTACK_THREADS"
 
  is_n900=0
  # Determine maemo version