diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 397836da1..e1fa89cd0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -249,8 +249,14 @@ ifndef NOFORTRAN
 	-@echo "CEXTRALIB   = $(EXTRALIB)" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
 ifeq ($(F_COMPILER), GFORTRAN)
 	-@echo "TIMER       = INT_ETIME" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
+ifdef SMP
+	-@echo "LOADER      = $(FC) -pthread" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
+else
+	-@echo "LOADER      = $(FC)" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
+endif
 else
 	-@echo "TIMER       = NONE" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
+	-@echo "LOADER      = $(FC)" >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
 endif
 	-@cat  make.inc >> $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/make.inc
 endif
diff --git a/make.inc b/make.inc
index da430b7d6..485cb7d48 100644
--- a/make.inc
+++ b/make.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 PLAT = _LINUX
 DRVOPTS  = $(OPTS)
-LOADER   = $(FORTRAN)
 ARCHFLAGS= -ru
 #RANLIB   = ranlib