3 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 428ef2a91..1c513b171 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ typedef struct _Options {
 	int verbose;
 } Options;
 
+static Notify main_notify;
+
 /* 
  * from git-1.3.0, needed for solaris
  */
@@ -378,6 +380,16 @@ static void killFromPidFile(char *cmd, int killOption)
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+void wakeup_main_task(void)
+{
+	notifySignal(&main_notify);
+}
+
+void wait_main_task(void)
+{
+	notifySignal(&main_notify);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	Options options;
@@ -420,6 +432,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	initNormalization();
 	initInputStream();
 
+	notifyInit(&main_notify);
+
 	daemonize(&options);
 
 	setup_log_output(options.stdOutput);
@@ -433,6 +447,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	playerInit();
 	read_state_file();
 
+	notifyEnter(&main_notify);
+
 	while (COMMAND_RETURN_KILL != doIOForInterfaces() &&
 	       COMMAND_RETURN_KILL != handlePendingSignals()) {
 		syncPlayerAndPlaylist();
diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index a8bb2404d..07c074060 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 #include "sig_handlers.h"
 #include "os_compat.h"
 
-static pthread_cond_t main_wakeup = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
-static pthread_mutex_t main_wakeup_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
 static void playerCloseAudio(void);
 
 void wakeup_player_nb(void)
@@ -48,12 +45,7 @@ static void wakeup_player(void)
 {
 	PlayerControl *pc = &(getPlayerData()->playerControl);
 	notifySignal(&pc->notify);
-	pthread_cond_wait(&main_wakeup, &main_wakeup_mutex);
-}
-
-void wakeup_main_task(void)
-{
-	pthread_cond_signal(&main_wakeup);
+	wait_main_task();
 }
 
 void player_sleep(void)
diff --git a/src/player.h b/src/player.h
index 8e2678ef1..7f43cc0d8 100644
--- a/src/player.h
+++ b/src/player.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ typedef struct _PlayerControl {
 
 void wakeup_main_task(void);
 
+void wait_main_task(void);
+
 void wakeup_player_nb(void);
 
 void player_sleep(void);