diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index f9cdcad9f7..865683464a 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -792,8 +792,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET), retroarch_3ds)
    OBJ += audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.o \
-          audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.o \
-          audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_thread_audio.o
+          audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.o
+ifeq ($(HAVE_THREADS), 1)
+   OBJ += audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_thread_audio.o
+endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_ALSA), 1)
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
index 2632ec0135..3b180642af 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
@@ -487,7 +487,9 @@ static void frontend_ctr_init(void* data)
    ctr_check_dspfirm();
    if (ndspInit() != 0) {
       audio_ctr_dsp = audio_null;
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
       audio_ctr_dsp_thread = audio_null;
+#endif
    }
    cfguInit();
    ptmuInit();
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 6677b6b4f2..6f26861428 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -919,8 +919,10 @@ AUDIO
 #elif defined(_3DS)
 #include "../audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.c"
 #include "../audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.c"
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
 #include "../audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_thread_audio.c"
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XAUDIO
 #include "../audio/drivers/xaudio.c"
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index 9c65ca5c2c..b66f714f2f 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ extern audio_driver_t audio_psp;
 extern audio_driver_t audio_ps2;
 extern audio_driver_t audio_ctr_csnd;
 extern audio_driver_t audio_ctr_dsp;
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
 extern audio_driver_t audio_ctr_dsp_thread;
+#endif
 extern audio_driver_t audio_switch;
 extern audio_driver_t audio_switch_thread;
 extern audio_driver_t audio_switch_libnx_audren;
diff --git a/retroarch_data.h b/retroarch_data.h
index 7d0bf5e5b2..308713e028 100644
--- a/retroarch_data.h
+++ b/retroarch_data.h
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ static const audio_driver_t *audio_drivers[] = {
 #ifdef _3DS
    &audio_ctr_csnd,
    &audio_ctr_dsp,
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
    &audio_ctr_dsp_thread,
 #endif
+#endif
 #ifdef SWITCH
    &audio_switch,
    &audio_switch_thread,