1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 79b17cda5..e1fc96bdc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	Options options;
 	clock_t start;
 
+	/* enable GLib's thread safety code */
+	g_thread_init(NULL);
+
 	initConf();
 
 	parseOptions(argc, argv, &options);