diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
index 3e827ac918..80a3c2dec6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
@@ -261,9 +261,11 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	load_custom_fonts(); /* needs to happen before any gtk and pango init calls */
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 	if (!Glib::thread_supported()) {
 		Glib::thread_init();
 	}
+#endif
 
 #ifdef LXVST_SUPPORT
 	XInitThreads ();
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd.cc b/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
index c19af3e462..44b04b9a78 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <giomm.h>
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 #include <glibmm/thread.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "pbd/pbd.h"
 #include "pbd/ccurl.h"
@@ -87,11 +89,13 @@ PBD::init ()
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 	if (!Glib::thread_supported()) {
 		Glib::thread_init();
 	}
 
 	Gio::init ();
+#endif
 
 	PBD::ID::init ();