diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 086dee0..cc8c655 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["sdbusplus required and not found."])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["phosphor-dbus-interfaces required and not found."])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["phosphor-logging required and not found."])])
+AX_PTHREAD([], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["pthread required and not found"])])
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 # Check/set gtest specific functions.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTEST], [gtest], [], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([gtest not found, tests will not build])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GMOCK], [gmock], [], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([gmock not found, tests will not build])])
-AX_PTHREAD([GTEST_CFLAGS+=" -DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1 "],[GTEST_CFLAGS+=" -DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0 "])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTEST_MAIN], [gtest_main], [], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([gtest_main not found, tests will not build])])
 
 # Add --enable-oe-sdk flag to configure script
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([oe-sdk],