diff --git a/src/tint2conf/main.c b/src/tint2conf/main.c
index 5d87ea9..70c2560 100644
--- a/src/tint2conf/main.c
+++ b/src/tint2conf/main.c
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	GtkActionGroup *actionGroup;
 
 	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
-	g_thread_init((NULL));
+
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
+	g_thread_init(NULL);
+#endif
 
 	{
 		gchar *tint2_config_dir = g_build_filename(g_get_user_config_dir(), "tint2", NULL);