diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 691c0bba97..53eb4b7ae1 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -331,10 +331,6 @@ add_library(3rdparty_glew INTERFACE)
 if(NOT MSVC)
 	find_package(GLEW 1.13.0 REQUIRED)
 	target_link_libraries(3rdparty_glew INTERFACE GLEW::GLEW)
-
-	set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD 1)
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(3rdparty_glew INTERFACE Threads::Threads)
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index d62316b869..8c42ed9232 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ if(UNIX)
 	find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
 	target_include_directories(rpcs3 PUBLIC ${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	target_link_libraries(rpcs3 ${X11_LIBRARIES})
+
+	set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD TRUE)
+	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+	target_link_libraries(rpcs3 Threads::Threads)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)