diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.c b/daemon/libvirtd.c
index 9f82c99338..7b76c74622 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.c
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "virnetlink.h"
 #include "virnetserver.h"
-#include "threads.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "remote_driver.h"
 #include "virhook.h"
diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.h b/daemon/libvirtd.h
index b04cc7112a..69a77ea225 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.h
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # include "remote_protocol.h"
 # include "qemu_protocol.h"
 # include "virlog.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # if HAVE_SASL
 #  include "virnetsaslcontext.h"
 # endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 188c9c814a..8afcb3186a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ augeastest_DATA =
 # These files are not related to driver APIs. Simply generic
 # helper APIs for various purposes
 UTIL_SOURCES =							\
-		util/threads.c util/threads.h			\
-		util/threads-pthread.h				\
-		util/threads-win32.h				\
 		util/uuid.c util/uuid.h				\
 		util/util.c util/util.h				\
 		util/viralloc.c util/viralloc.h			\
@@ -86,6 +83,9 @@ UTIL_SOURCES =							\
 		util/virstatslinux.c util/virstatslinux.h	\
 		util/virstoragefile.c util/virstoragefile.h	\
 		util/virsysinfo.c util/virsysinfo.h		\
+		util/virthread.c util/virthread.h		\
+		util/virthreadpthread.h				\
+		util/virthreadwin32.h				\
 		util/virthreadpool.c util/virthreadpool.h	\
 		util/virtypedparam.c util/virtypedparam.h	\
 		util/xml.c util/xml.h				\
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ $(srcdir)/util/virkeymaps.h: $(srcdir)/util/keymaps.csv	\
 		$(srcdir)/util/virkeycode-mapgen.py
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/util/virkeycode-mapgen.py <$(srcdir)/util/keymaps.csv >$@
 
-EXTRA_DIST += util/threads-pthread.c util/threads-win32.c
+EXTRA_DIST += util/virthreadpthread.c util/virthreadwin32.c
 
 # Internal generic driver infrastructure
 NODE_INFO_SOURCES = nodeinfo.h nodeinfo.c
diff --git a/src/conf/device_conf.h b/src/conf/device_conf.h
index 09d6be976f..c1bf096b68 100644
--- a/src/conf/device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/device_conf.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "util.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virbuffer.h"
 
 enum virDeviceAddressPciMulti {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index e267b19d36..c7a19ae251 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # include "storage_encryption_conf.h"
 # include "cpu_conf.h"
 # include "util.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virhash.h"
 # include "virsocketaddr.h"
 # include "nwfilter_params.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/interface_conf.h b/src/conf/interface_conf.h
index 1749629bbb..d6f98f1b96 100644
--- a/src/conf/interface_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/interface_conf.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "util.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 /* There is currently 3 types of interfaces */
 
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.h b/src/conf/network_conf.h
index 4d70fe65b0..4c634ed47f 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # include <libxml/xpath.h>
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virsocketaddr.h"
 # include "virnetdevbandwidth.h"
 # include "virnetdevvportprofile.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
index e394042a66..9860f67491 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "util.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 # include <libxml/tree.h>
 
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_conf.h b/src/conf/storage_conf.h
index 743b768d5f..573c3db7cf 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/storage_conf.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "util.h"
 # include "storage_encryption_conf.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 # include <libxml/tree.h>
 
diff --git a/src/conf/virconsole.c b/src/conf/virconsole.c
index 757573d799..515c5fa2f2 100644
--- a/src/conf/virconsole.c
+++ b/src/conf/virconsole.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virhash.h"
 #include "fdstream.h"
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/datatypes.h b/src/datatypes.h
index 55f97ed7a1..a1dfc1ebcf 100644
--- a/src/datatypes.h
+++ b/src/datatypes.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # include "internal.h"
 
 # include "driver.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virobject.h"
 
 extern virClassPtr virConnectClass;
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index ed7dcaef1f..5654d530e2 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "virrandom.h"
 #include "viruri.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #ifdef WITH_TEST
 # include "test/test_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.h b/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
index 619f8f2d28..da62edc2f7 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # define __VIR_LOCK_DAEMON_H__
 
 # include "virlockspace.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 typedef struct _virLockDaemon virLockDaemon;
 typedef virLockDaemon *virLockDaemonPtr;
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.h b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.h
index 70d47a4cae..d45e0a068d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.h
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 # include "domain_event.h"
 # include "capabilities.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "vircgroup.h"
 # include "security/security_manager.h"
 # include "configmake.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
index 90637ebd1f..b0da21fd5a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetclient.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LXC
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
index 8c4bbcfb79..442cc83c66 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virnetdev.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "conf/nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "conf/domain_conf.h"
 #include "nwfilter_gentech_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.h b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.h
index 3eb2b3e4a2..c1007f082b 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.h
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "domain_conf.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 
 /* OpenVZ commands - Replace with wrapper scripts later? */
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_utils.h b/src/parallels/parallels_utils.h
index 7c317077cf..cf006e847c 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_utils.h
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_utils.h
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 # define PARALLELS_UTILS_H
 
 # include "driver.h"
-# include "util/threads.h"
 # include "conf/domain_conf.h"
 # include "conf/storage_conf.h"
 # include "conf/domain_event.h"
 # include "conf/network_conf.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virjson.h"
 
 # define parallelsParseError()                                                 \
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
index 0d4816e917..1aa56ccb6a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 # include "network_conf.h"
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 # include "domain_event.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "security/security_manager.h"
 # include "vircgroup.h"
 # include "virpci.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index 11670b9fa1..00648cf50e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef __QEMU_DOMAIN_H__
 # define __QEMU_DOMAIN_H__
 
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 # include "snapshot_conf.h"
 # include "qemu_monitor.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
index 91af3157fd..5c14e14115 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index b4fe4d94e5..85787f028f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virnetsocket.h"
 #include "virkeepalive.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c b/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
index 739697103b..00948e09fa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
index 4877b0caf6..7e1f9c716b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
index adc4f1e608..cd30f4df20 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 26ceb0c8dd..b48af5e90f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virthreadpool.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index 7f028b87e7..f1eb69b383 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virkeepalive.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
index 287282e321..a8f875c3e2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
index 92b5cef9bb..9992983cac 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index 8c62a2a4ad..442850ad7f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virprocess.h"
 
 #include "passfd.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c b/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
index 8a7d5f9a3d..663b7cd121 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virobject.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c b/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
index d9354e0b76..1ff40cf47b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 
 #define DH_BITS 1024
diff --git a/src/secret/secret_driver.c b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
index fb2024b1d2..672ff54997 100644
--- a/src/secret/secret_driver.c
+++ b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "secret_conf.h"
 #include "secret_driver.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "uuid.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 0856cdbaa6..c91e3cd49d 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "node_device_conf.h"
 #include "xml.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virtypedparam.h"
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_conf.h b/src/uml/uml_conf.h
index 09a0305810..dfa168ed4c 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_conf.h
+++ b/src/uml/uml_conf.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 # include "domain_event.h"
 # include "virterror_internal.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "vircommand.h"
 # include "virhash.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/iohelper.c b/src/util/iohelper.c
index 1b16d5c960..dcb5c141ae 100644
--- a/src/util/iohelper.c
+++ b/src/util/iohelper.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c
index 5d32995e1f..c7d4aa5198 100644
--- a/src/util/util.c
+++ b/src/util/util.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "verify.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virdbus.c b/src/util/virdbus.c
index 34c46b2c97..f45074ca25 100644
--- a/src/util/virdbus.c
+++ b/src/util/virdbus.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_DBUS
 
diff --git a/src/util/virebtables.c b/src/util/virebtables.c
index 99afa50b58..68eb79626b 100644
--- a/src/util/virebtables.c
+++ b/src/util/virebtables.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #if HAVE_FIREWALLD
 static char *firewall_cmd_path = NULL;
diff --git a/src/util/vireventpoll.c b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
index 535b2d44f6..b039751956 100644
--- a/src/util/vireventpoll.c
+++ b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vireventpoll.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/viriptables.c b/src/util/viriptables.c
index 7929073d74..b873acfe59 100644
--- a/src/util/viriptables.c
+++ b/src/util/viriptables.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #if HAVE_FIREWALLD
 static char *firewall_cmd_path = NULL;
diff --git a/src/util/virlockspace.c b/src/util/virlockspace.c
index 509b162478..961e1717da 100644
--- a/src/util/virlockspace.c
+++ b/src/util/virlockspace.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virhash.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/src/util/virlog.c b/src/util/virlog.c
index 73a3f55afb..fd010f477b 100644
--- a/src/util/virlog.c
+++ b/src/util/virlog.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virtime.h"
 #include "intprops.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetlink.c b/src/util/virnetlink.c
index b132d9a591..fdd4c0d33a 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetlink.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetlink.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "virnetlink.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
index 1528cf185f..878be1d986 100644
--- a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
+++ b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "virnodesuspend.h"
 
 #include "vircommand.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virobject.c b/src/util/virobject.c
index 5cdd2e8723..aca6182329 100644
--- a/src/util/virobject.c
+++ b/src/util/virobject.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "virobject.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viratomic.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virrandom.c b/src/util/virrandom.c
index c24bf3b0e6..1dd96cf2bd 100644
--- a/src/util/virrandom.c
+++ b/src/util/virrandom.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 
 #include "virrandom.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "count-one-bits.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virterror.c b/src/util/virterror.c
index ce2d837acc..6c773d3ec3 100644
--- a/src/util/virterror.c
+++ b/src/util/virterror.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 virThreadLocal virLastErr;
diff --git a/src/util/threads.c b/src/util/virthread.c
similarity index 87%
rename from src/util/threads.c
rename to src/util/virthread.c
index d0d5b83505..dd1768e19a 100644
--- a/src/util/threads.c
+++ b/src/util/virthread.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthread.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 /* On mingw, we prefer native threading over the sometimes-broken
  * pthreads-win32 library wrapper.  */
 #ifdef WIN32
-# include "threads-win32.c"
+# include "virthreadwin32.c"
 #elif defined HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEXATTR_INIT
-# include "threads-pthread.c"
+# include "virthreadpthread.c"
 #else
 # error "Either pthreads or Win32 threads are required"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util/threads.h b/src/util/virthread.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/util/threads.h
rename to src/util/virthread.h
index 97617642ef..b11a2515b2 100644
--- a/src/util/threads.h
+++ b/src/util/virthread.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads.h: basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthread.h: basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ void *virThreadLocalGet(virThreadLocalPtr l);
 int virThreadLocalSet(virThreadLocalPtr l, void*) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 
 # ifdef WIN32
-#  include "threads-win32.h"
+#  include "virthreadwin32.h"
 # elif defined HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEXATTR_INIT
-#  include "threads-pthread.h"
+#  include "virthreadpthread.h"
 # else
 #  error "Either pthreads or Win32 threads are required"
 # endif
diff --git a/src/util/virthreadpool.c b/src/util/virthreadpool.c
index 5ab339ad96..37730530e7 100644
--- a/src/util/virthreadpool.c
+++ b/src/util/virthreadpool.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "virthreadpool.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/util/threads-pthread.c b/src/util/virthreadpthread.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/util/threads-pthread.c
rename to src/util/virthreadpthread.c
index 37d8902eaa..9f02ba1b04 100644
--- a/src/util/threads-pthread.c
+++ b/src/util/virthreadpthread.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads-pthread.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthreadpthread.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/threads-pthread.h b/src/util/virthreadpthread.h
similarity index 94%
rename from src/util/threads-pthread.h
rename to src/util/virthreadpthread.h
index ddaedb74d4..b9f1319fc1 100644
--- a/src/util/threads-pthread.h
+++ b/src/util/virthreadpthread.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthreadpthread.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009, 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/threads-win32.c b/src/util/virthreadwin32.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/util/threads-win32.c
rename to src/util/virthreadwin32.c
index c9f16c1eb7..0ad7e5c570 100644
--- a/src/util/threads-win32.c
+++ b/src/util/virthreadwin32.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads-win32.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthreadwin32.c: basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/threads-win32.h b/src/util/virthreadwin32.h
similarity index 95%
rename from src/util/threads-win32.h
rename to src/util/virthreadwin32.h
index 07a1bf5442..fc12847a89 100644
--- a/src/util/threads-win32.h
+++ b/src/util/virthreadwin32.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * threads-win32.h basic thread synchronization primitives
+ * virthreadwin32.h basic thread synchronization primitives
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2009, 2011-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
index b7a35a37d4..22d5240b94 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "domain_conf.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 
 # define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_VMWARE
 # define PROGRAM_SENTINAL ((char *)0x1)
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
index a692deb175..22714a3879 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "capabilities.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virnodesuspend.h"
 #include "virtypedparam.h"
diff --git a/tests/eventtest.c b/tests/eventtest.c
index cd36a2d885..6d00ea8c3f 100644
--- a/tests/eventtest.c
+++ b/tests/eventtest.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "vireventpoll.h"
diff --git a/tests/nwfilterxml2xmltest.c b/tests/nwfilterxml2xmltest.c
index 224ca93b85..8c29a46b69 100644
--- a/tests/nwfilterxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/nwfilterxml2xmltest.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "xml.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "nwfilter_conf.h"
 #include "testutilsqemu.h"
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index 264c140c67..e1b6c56373 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "testutilsqemu.h"
 #include "qemumonitortestutils.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c b/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
index 1e3f0da5fc..cc388035bf 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "qemumonitortestutils.h"
 
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu_monitor.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetsocket.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index 7bb88f0deb..c6b1d233a6 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/tests/viratomictest.c b/tests/viratomictest.c
index 88f387b292..1ed1707c5d 100644
--- a/tests/viratomictest.c
+++ b/tests/viratomictest.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "viratomic.h"
 #include "virrandom.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 
 static int
 testTypes(const void *data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
diff --git a/tools/console.c b/tools/console.c
index 1d21189ad3..d0313086d9 100644
--- a/tools/console.c
+++ b/tools/console.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 # include "util.h"
 # include "virfile.h"
 # include "viralloc.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virterror_internal.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index e894aff439..91a9677887 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #include "libvirt/libvirt-qemu.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
-#include "threads.h"
+#include "virthread.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "virkeycode.h"
 #include "virnetdevbandwidth.h"
diff --git a/tools/virsh.h b/tools/virsh.h
index 6913ed1298..6e6d3eef84 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.h
+++ b/tools/virsh.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 # include "virterror_internal.h"
-# include "threads.h"
+# include "virthread.h"
 # include "virnetdevbandwidth.h"
 
 # define VSH_MAX_XML_FILE (10*1024*1024)