diff --git a/src/c/threads.d b/src/c/threads.d
index 6db1a7328..777eb3191 100644
--- a/src/c/threads.d
+++ b/src/c/threads.d
@@ -284,11 +284,7 @@ init_threads()
 
 	cl_core.processes = OBJNULL;
 	pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-	pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);
-#else
 	pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP);
-#endif
 	pthread_mutex_init(&cl_core.global_lock, &attr);
 	pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
 
diff --git a/src/h/ecl-cmp.h b/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
index 478b37681..ed95cedc7 100644
--- a/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
+++ b/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
 #  undef ERROR
 # else
 #  include <pthread.h>
+#  if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(freebsd)
+#   define PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERROR_CHECK_NP PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERROR_CHECK_NP
+#  endif
 # endif
 # define start_critical_section()
 # define end_critical_section()
diff --git a/src/h/ecl.h b/src/h/ecl.h
index d7af3b90e..8c4c36fcc 100644
--- a/src/h/ecl.h
+++ b/src/h/ecl.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
 #  undef ERROR
 # else
 #  include <pthread.h>
+#  if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(freebsd)
+#   define PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERROR_CHECK_NP PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERROR_CHECK_NP
+#  endif
 # endif
 # define start_critical_section()
 # define end_critical_section()