diff --git a/src/Thread.cpp b/src/Thread.cpp
index 2de65ebf4..c2e79884f 100644
--- a/src/Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/Thread.cpp
@@ -40,26 +40,36 @@ Thread::~Thread ()
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int Thread::start (void* inArg)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
   mArg = inArg;
   return pthread_create (&mTID, NULL, (void*(*)(void*)) Thread::entryPoint, (void*) this);
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Thread::wait ()
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
   pthread_join (mTID, NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Thread::cancel ()
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
   pthread_cancel (mTID);
+#endif
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Thread::detach ()
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
   pthread_detach (mTID);
+#endif
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/Thread.h b/src/Thread.h
index 987585fd5..8c5a962f6 100644
--- a/src/Thread.h
+++ b/src/Thread.h
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_THREAD
 #define INCLUDED_THREAD
 
+#include <../auto.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
 #include <pthread.h>
+#endif
 
 class Thread
 {