diff --git a/include/utils/threads.h b/include/utils/threads.h
index e0cb664..5c03965 100644
--- a/include/utils/threads.h
+++ b/include/utils/threads.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+# include <pthread.h>
+#endif
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
 // C API
 
@@ -176,6 +180,8 @@
     return androidGetThreadId();
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 /*
  * Simple mutex class.  The implementation is system-dependent.
  *
@@ -212,11 +218,38 @@
     // A mutex cannot be copied
                 Mutex(const Mutex&);
     Mutex&      operator = (const Mutex&);
-    void        _init();
     
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+    pthread_mutex_t mMutex;
+#else
+    void    _init();
     void*   mState;
+#endif
 };
 
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+
+inline Mutex::Mutex() {
+    pthread_mutex_init(&mMutex, NULL);
+}
+inline Mutex::Mutex(const char* name) {
+    pthread_mutex_init(&mMutex, NULL);
+}
+inline Mutex::~Mutex() {
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&mMutex);
+}
+inline status_t Mutex::lock() {
+    return -pthread_mutex_lock(&mMutex);
+}
+inline void Mutex::unlock() {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mMutex);
+}
+inline status_t Mutex::tryLock() {
+    return -pthread_mutex_trylock(&mMutex);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_PTHREADS
+
 /*
  * Automatic mutex.  Declare one of these at the top of a function.
  * When the function returns, it will go out of scope, and release the
@@ -225,6 +258,7 @@
  
 typedef Mutex::Autolock AutoMutex;
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
  * Condition variable class.  The implementation is system-dependent.
@@ -240,9 +274,6 @@
     ~Condition();
     // Wait on the condition variable.  Lock the mutex before calling.
     status_t wait(Mutex& mutex);
-    // Wait on the condition variable until the given time.  Lock the mutex
-    // before calling.
-    status_t wait(Mutex& mutex, nsecs_t abstime);
     // same with relative timeout
     status_t waitRelative(Mutex& mutex, nsecs_t reltime);
     // Signal the condition variable, allowing one thread to continue.
@@ -251,9 +282,60 @@
     void broadcast();
 
 private:
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+    pthread_cond_t mCond;
+#else
     void*   mState;
+#endif
 };
 
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+
+inline Condition::Condition() {
+    pthread_cond_init(&mCond, NULL);
+}
+inline Condition::~Condition() {
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&mCond);
+}
+inline status_t Condition::wait(Mutex& mutex) {
+    return -pthread_cond_wait(&mCond, &mutex.mMutex);
+}
+inline status_t Condition::waitRelative(Mutex& mutex, nsecs_t reltime) {
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT_RELATIVE)
+    struct timespec ts;
+    ts.tv_sec  = reltime/1000000000;
+    ts.tv_nsec = reltime%1000000000;
+    return -pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np(&mCond, &mutex.mMutex, &ts);
+#else // HAVE_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT_RELATIVE
+    struct timespec ts;
+#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_CLOCKS)
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+#else // HAVE_POSIX_CLOCKS
+    // we don't support the clocks here.
+    struct timeval t;
+    gettimeofday(&t, NULL);
+    ts.tv_sec = t.tv_sec;
+    ts.tv_nsec= t.tv_usec*1000;
+#endif // HAVE_POSIX_CLOCKS
+    ts.tv_sec += reltime/1000000000;
+    ts.tv_nsec+= reltime%1000000000;
+    if (ts.tv_nsec >= 1000000000) {
+        ts.tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
+        ts.tv_sec  += 1;
+    }
+    return -pthread_cond_timedwait(&mCond, &mutex.mMutex, &ts);
+#endif // HAVE_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT_RELATIVE
+}
+inline void Condition::signal() {
+    pthread_cond_signal(&mCond);
+}
+inline void Condition::broadcast() {
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&mCond);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_PTHREADS
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
  * This is our spiffy thread object!