diff --git a/loader/pthread.c b/loader/pthread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..339176f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loader/pthread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Wine threading routines using the pthread library
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003 Alexandre Julliard
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "wine/port.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_H
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+# include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "wine/library.h"
+#include "wine/pthread.h"
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_pthread_init_process
+ *
+ * Initialization for a newly created process.
+ */
+void wine_pthread_init_process( const struct wine_pthread_functions *functions )
+{
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_pthread_init_thread
+ *
+ * Initialization for a newly created thread.
+ */
+void wine_pthread_init_thread(void)
+{
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_pthread_create_thread
+ */
+int wine_pthread_create_thread( struct wine_pthread_thread_info *info )
+{
+    pthread_t id;
+    pthread_attr_t attr;
+
+    if (!info->stack_base)
+    {
+        info->stack_base = wine_anon_mmap( NULL, info->stack_size,
+                                           PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC, 0 );
+        if (info->stack_base == (void *)-1) return -1;
+    }
+    pthread_attr_init( &attr );
+    pthread_attr_setstack( &attr, info->stack_base, info->stack_size );
+    if (pthread_create( &id, &attr, (void * (*)(void *))info->entry, info )) return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_pthread_exit_thread
+ */
+void wine_pthread_exit_thread( struct wine_pthread_thread_info *info )
+{
+    struct cleanup_info
+    {
+        pthread_t self;
+        struct wine_pthread_thread_info thread_info;
+    };
+
+    static struct cleanup_info *previous_info;
+    struct cleanup_info *cleanup_info, *free_info;
+    void *ptr;
+
+    /* store it at the end of the TEB structure */
+    cleanup_info = (struct cleanup_info *)((char *)info->teb_base + info->teb_size) - 1;
+    cleanup_info->self = pthread_self();
+    cleanup_info->thread_info = *info;
+
+    if ((free_info = interlocked_xchg_ptr( (void **)&previous_info, cleanup_info )) != NULL)
+    {
+        pthread_join( free_info->self, &ptr );
+        wine_ldt_free_fs( free_info->thread_info.teb_sel );
+        munmap( free_info->thread_info.stack_base, free_info->thread_info.stack_size );
+        munmap( free_info->thread_info.teb_base, free_info->thread_info.teb_size );
+    }
+    pthread_exit( (void *)info->exit_status );
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           wine_pthread_abort_thread
+ */
+void wine_pthread_abort_thread( int status )
+{
+    pthread_exit( (void *)status );
+}
+
+#endif  /* HAVE_PTHREAD_H */