diff --git a/src/target.zig b/src/target.zig
index 6246656fdcfd..1753b297680f 100644
--- a/src/target.zig
+++ b/src/target.zig
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ pub inline fn backendSupportsFeature(backend: std.builtin.CompilerBackend, compt
             else => false,
         },
         .separate_thread => switch (backend) {
-            .stage2_llvm => false,
+            .stage2_llvm => true,
             else => true,
         },
     };