diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 257fa988..909f9a4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name: check-macos
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "macos" ]
-    tags: [ "*" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "master" ]
   
@@ -27,19 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix curl)/lib/pkgconfig:$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib/pkgconfig"
           meson setup --prefix=$(brew --prefix)/Cellar/lib3270/${{ steps.gettag.outputs.tag }} .build       
           meson compile -C .build
-      - name: package
-        run: |
-          DESTDIR=${PWD}/.bin/package meson install -C .build
-          tar --create --verbose --xz --file=macos-lib3270.tar.xz --directory=${PWD}/.bin/package/$(brew --prefix)/Cellar --verbose .
-      - name: upload
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        with:
-          tag: ${{ steps.gettag.outputs.tag }}
-          artifacts: "macos-lib3270.tar.xz"
-          allowUpdates: true
-          draft: false
-          makeLatest: true
-          omitBody: true
-          omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate: true
-          replacesArtifacts: true
   
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b4503072..d649231a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ subdir('po')
 #
 
 c = meson.get_compiler('c')
-libssl = dependency('libssl', required: false)
+libssl = dependency('OpenSSL', required: false)
 libintl = dependency('intl', required : false)
 libiconv = dependency('iconv', required : false)
 
 lib_extra = [
+  dependency('threads'),
   libintl,
   libiconv
 ]
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 compiler_flags = [
   '-ggdb3',
-  '-pthread',
   '-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1',
   '-DBUILD_DATE='+time_epoch,
 ]