1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c b/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
index 69b0fef563ae..50f3bef8973a 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
+++ b/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ _thread_init(void)
 	__set_dynamic_handler_allocator( dynamic_allocator_handler_fn );
 #endif /* GCC_2_8_MADE_THREAD_AWARE */
 
+	/* Initialise the garbage collector mutex and condition variable. */
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(&_gc_mutex,NULL) != 0 ||
+	    pthread_cond_init(&_gc_cond,NULL) != 0)
+		PANIC("Failed to initialise garbage collector mutex or condvar");
+
 	return;
 }