diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/av/avahi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/av/avahi/package.nix
index 4a8a1f29cea2..dc9b7fee4dc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/av/avahi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/av/avahi/package.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   expat,
   gettext,
   glib,
+  autoconf-archive,
   autoreconfHook,
   libiconv,
   libevent,
@@ -180,6 +181,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Remove the vendored ACX_PTHREAD macro in favor of the more up-to-date
+    # implementation from autoconf-archive, especially to support static builds.
+    rm common/acx_pthread.m4
+  '';
+
   depsBuildBuild = [
     pkg-config
   ];
@@ -188,6 +195,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     gettext
     glib
+    autoconf-archive
     autoreconfHook
   ];