diff --git a/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c b/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
index 22f005d..e215001 100644
--- a/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
+++ b/egg/egg-libgcrypt.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include <gcrypt.h>
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 EGG_SECURE_DECLARE (libgcrypt);
 
 static void
@@ -55,42 +57,9 @@ fatal_handler (gpointer unused, int unknown, const gchar *msg)
 	g_log ("gcrypt", G_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s", msg);
 }
 
-static int
-glib_thread_mutex_init (void **lock)
-{
-	*lock = g_slice_new (GMutex);
-	g_mutex_init (*lock);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int 
-glib_thread_mutex_destroy (void **lock)
-{
-	g_mutex_clear (*lock);
-	g_slice_free (GMutex, *lock);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int 
-glib_thread_mutex_lock (void **lock)
-{
-	g_mutex_lock (*lock);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int 
-glib_thread_mutex_unlock (void **lock)
-{
-	g_mutex_unlock (*lock);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct gcry_thread_cbs glib_thread_cbs = {
-	GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_USER, NULL,
-	glib_thread_mutex_init, glib_thread_mutex_destroy,
-	glib_thread_mutex_lock, glib_thread_mutex_unlock,
-	NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL 
-};
+#if GCRYPT_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x010600
+GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_PTHREAD_IMPL;
+#endif
 
 void
 egg_libgcrypt_initialize (void)
@@ -102,7 +71,9 @@ egg_libgcrypt_initialize (void)
 		
 		/* Only initialize libgcrypt if it hasn't already been initialized */
 		if (!gcry_control (GCRYCTL_INITIALIZATION_FINISHED_P)) {
-			gcry_control (GCRYCTL_SET_THREAD_CBS, &glib_thread_cbs);
+#if GCRYPT_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x010600
+			gcry_control (GCRYCTL_SET_THREAD_CBS, &gcry_threads_pthread);
+#endif
 			gcry_check_version (LIBGCRYPT_VERSION);
 			gcry_set_log_handler (log_handler, NULL);
 			gcry_set_outofcore_handler (no_mem_handler, NULL);