diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
index d461cb6dd6..05d40b980f 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ extern EAPI int _evas_log_dom_global;
 # undef BUILD_PIPE_RENDER
 #endif
 
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
+# define BUILD_PTHREAD
+#endif
+
 #ifdef BUILD_PTHREAD
 
 #ifndef __USE_GNU