diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index e217f53c09..8f907f4f83 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -1472,14 +1472,12 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_NETWORKING), 1)
 			network/netplay/netplay_buf.o \
 			network/netplay/netplay_room_parse.o
 
-   # Retro Achievements (also depends on threads)
+   # Retro Achievements
 
    ifeq ($(HAVE_CHEEVOS), 1)
-      ifeq ($(HAVE_THREADS), 1)
-         DEFINES += -DHAVE_CHEEVOS
-         OBJ += cheevos/cheevos.o \
-					 $(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/utils/md5.o
-      endif
+      DEFINES += -DHAVE_CHEEVOS
+      OBJ += cheevos/cheevos.o \
+         $(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/utils/md5.o
    endif
 
    ifeq ($(HAVE_KEYMAPPER), 1)
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index b9491ba463..a15f719fbd 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ CONFIG FILE
 /*============================================================
 ACHIEVEMENTS
 ============================================================ */
-#if defined(HAVE_CHEEVOS) && defined(HAVE_THREADS)
+#if defined(HAVE_CHEEVOS)
 #if !defined(HAVE_NETWORKING)
 #include "../libretro-common/net/net_http.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index bd58bec64b..bd8ed4dc28 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -497,11 +497,6 @@ if [ "$HAVE_ZLIB" = 'no' ] && [ "HAVE_RPNG" != 'no' ]; then
    echo "Notice: zlib is not available, RPNG will also be disabled."
 fi
 
-if [ "$HAVE_THREADS" = 'no' ] && [ "HAVE_CHEEVOS" != 'no' ]; then
-   HAVE_CHEEVOS=no
-   echo "Notice: Threads are not available, Cheevos will also be disabled."
-fi
-
 if [ "$HAVE_THREADS" = 'no' ] && [ "HAVE_LIBUSB" != 'no' ]; then
    HAVE_LIBUSB=no
    echo "Notice: Threads are not available, libusb will also be disabled."