diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d443bba9f3..5b4df4b24e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4410,11 +4410,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
                 THREAD_OPTS="pthreads"
                 ;;
           *-hp-hpux* )
-                if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
-                    dnl the correct option for gcc is -threads, at least under
-                    dnl HP-UX 11.00
-                    THREAD_OPTS="-threads"
-                fi
+                if test "x$GCC" != "xyes"; then
                     dnl HP-UX aCC only gives a warning, not an error about
                     dnl -pthread but it doesn't work and we have to use
                     dnl -lpthread there