diff --git a/tpws/BSDmakefile b/tpws/BSDmakefile
index cc108cb..2d0c883 100644
--- a/tpws/BSDmakefile
+++ b/tpws/BSDmakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC ?= cc
 CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -s -O3 -Wno-logical-op-parentheses
-LIBS = -lz
+LIBS = -lz -lpthread
 SRC_FILES = *.c
 
 all: tpws
diff --git a/tpws/Makefile b/tpws/Makefile
index 3b9728a..51d5030 100644
--- a/tpws/Makefile
+++ b/tpws/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CC ?= gcc
 CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wno-logical-op-parentheses -O3
 CFLAGS_BSD = -Wno-address-of-packed-member -Wno-switch
-LIBS = -lz
+LIBS = -lz -lpthread
 SRC_FILES = *.c
 
 all: tpws
diff --git a/tpws/params.h b/tpws/params.h
index 1acdba2..8b608e8 100644
--- a/tpws/params.h
+++ b/tpws/params.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include "tpws.h"
 #include "pools.h"
 
 #define HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT	3
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ struct params_s
 #if defined(BSD)
 	bool pf_enable;
 #endif
-#ifdef __linux__
+#ifdef SPLICE_PRESENT
 	bool nosplice;
 #endif
 };
diff --git a/tpws/tpws.c b/tpws/tpws.c
index f4f644c..22f17da 100644
--- a/tpws/tpws.c
+++ b/tpws/tpws.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void exithelp(void)
 		" --local-sndbuf=<bytes>\n"
 		" --remote-rcvbuf=<bytes>\n"
 		" --remote-sndbuf=<bytes>\n"
-#ifdef __linux__
+#ifdef SPLICE_PRESENT
 		" --nosplice\t\t\t\t; do not use splice to transfer data between sockets\n"
 #endif
 		" --skip-nodelay\t\t\t\t; do not set TCP_NODELAY option for outgoing connections (incompatible with split options)\n"
@@ -336,7 +336,9 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 		{ "mss",required_argument,0,0 },// optidx=53
 		{ "mss-pf",required_argument,0,0 },// optidx=54
+#ifdef SPLICE_PRESENT
 		{ "nosplice",no_argument,0,0 },// optidx=55
+#endif
 #endif
 		{ "hostlist-auto-retrans-threshold",optional_argument,0,0}, // ignored. for nfqws command line compatibility
 		{ NULL,0,NULL,0 }
@@ -777,9 +779,11 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 				exit_clean(1);
 			}
 			break;
+#ifdef SPLICE_PRESENT
 		case 55: /* nosplice */
 			params.nosplice = true;
 			break;
+#endif
 #endif
 		}
 	}