diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c08ead253..64d3ddeb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1210,13 +1210,17 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
     if(HAVE_WORDEXP)
         target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_HAVE_WORDEXP=1)
     endif()
-    CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("pthread_np.h" HAVE_PTHREAD_NP)
-    if(HAVE_PTHREAD_NP)
-        target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_HAVE_PTHREAD_NP=1)
-    endif()
-    check_function_exists("pthread_timedjoin_np" HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP)
-    if(HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP)
-        target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP=1)
+    if(ENABLE_THREADS)
+        CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("pthread_np.h" HAVE_PTHREAD_NP)
+        if(HAVE_PTHREAD_NP)
+            target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_HAVE_PTHREAD_NP=1)
+        endif()
+        check_function_exists("pthread_timedjoin_np" HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP)
+        if(HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP)
+            target_compile_definitions(libfastfetch PRIVATE FF_HAVE_TIMEDJOIN_NP=1)
+        else()
+            message(WARNING "pthread_timedjoin_np was not found; networking timeout will not work")
+        endif()
     endif()
 endif()