diff --git a/hack/make/test-unit b/hack/make/test-unit
index 9590525372..f7b948d3e3 100644
--- a/hack/make/test-unit
+++ b/hack/make/test-unit
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ bundle_test_unit() {
 		"${BUILDFLAGS[@]}" $TEST_PATH \
 		| grep -v github.com/docker/docker/vendor \
 		| grep -v github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli)
-	go test -cover $GCCGOFLAGS -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" "${BUILDFLAGS[@]}" $TESTFLAGS $pkg_list
+	go test $COVER $GCCGOFLAGS -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" "${BUILDFLAGS[@]}" $TESTFLAGS $pkg_list
 }
 
+if [[ "$(go version)" =~ "gccgo" ]]; then
+	GCCGOFLAGS=-gccgoflags="-lpthread"
+else
+	COVER=-cover
+fi
 bundle_test_unit 2>&1 | tee -a "$DEST/test.log"