diff --git a/libc/include/pthread.h b/libc/include/pthread.h
index 24dba1b..2178789 100644
--- a/libc/include/pthread.h
+++ b/libc/include/pthread.h
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@
 #define  __PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE  0x4000
 #define  __PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE 0x8000
 
-#define  PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER             {__PTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
-#define  PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER   {__PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
-#define  PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER  {__PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
+#define PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER {__PTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
+#define PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP {__PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
+#define PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP {__PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE __RESERVED_INITIALIZER}
+
+/* TODO: remove this namespace pollution. */
+#define PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
+#define PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
 
 enum {
     PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL = 0,