diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 6ba5db78b..36341cedf 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ static void wpidfile(void) {
 
 
 static void init_everything() {
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 	g_thread_init(NULL);
+#endif
 	openlog("mediaproxy-ng", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
 	signals();
 	resources();