diff --git a/libavcodec/w32pthreads.h b/libavcodec/w32pthreads.h
index 91e7353fbb..c58da49a61 100644
--- a/libavcodec/w32pthreads.h
+++ b/libavcodec/w32pthreads.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static void pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *cond)
 
 static void w32thread_init(void)
 {
+#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0600
     HANDLE kernel_dll = GetModuleHandle(TEXT("kernel32.dll"));
     /* if one is available, then they should all be available */
     cond_init      =
@@ -266,6 +267,13 @@ static void w32thread_init(void)
         (void*)GetProcAddress(kernel_dll, "WakeConditionVariable");
     cond_wait      =
         (void*)GetProcAddress(kernel_dll, "SleepConditionVariableCS");
+#else
+    cond_init      = InitializeConditionVariable;
+    cond_broadcast = WakeAllConditionVariable;
+    cond_signal    = WakeConditionVariable;
+    cond_wait      = SleepConditionVariableCS;
+#endif
+
 }
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_W32PTHREADS_H */