diff --git a/talk/examples/peerconnection/client/linux/main.cc b/talk/examples/peerconnection/client/linux/main.cc
index a1b97707b..3b39fccb9 100644
--- a/talk/examples/peerconnection/client/linux/main.cc
+++ b/talk/examples/peerconnection/client/linux/main.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ class CustomSocketServer : public rtc::PhysicalSocketServer {
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
   g_type_init();
-  g_thread_init(NULL);
+  // g_thread_init API is deprecated since glib 2.31.0, see release note:
+  // http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2011-October/msg00041.html
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
+    g_thread_init(NULL);
+#endif
 
   rtc::FlagList::SetFlagsFromCommandLine(&argc, argv, true);
   if (FLAG_help) {
@@ -116,4 +120,3 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   rtc::CleanupSSL();
   return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/talk/media/devices/gtkvideorenderer.cc b/talk/media/devices/gtkvideorenderer.cc
index 7180033cd..806762c65 100755
--- a/talk/media/devices/gtkvideorenderer.cc
+++ b/talk/media/devices/gtkvideorenderer.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ GtkVideoRenderer::GtkVideoRenderer(int x, int y)
       initial_x_(x),
       initial_y_(y) {
   g_type_init();
+  // g_thread_init API is deprecated since glib 2.31.0, see release note:
+  // http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2011-October/msg00041.html
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
   g_thread_init(NULL);
+#endif
   gdk_threads_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc/base/dbus.cc b/webrtc/base/dbus.cc
index b8392f9a2..312bad050 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/dbus.cc
+++ b/webrtc/base/dbus.cc
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ bool DBusMonitor::AddFilter(DBusSigFilter *filter) {
 bool DBusMonitor::StartMonitoring() {
   if (!monitoring_thread_) {
     g_type_init();
+    // g_thread_init API is deprecated since glib 2.31.0, see release note:
+    // http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2011-October/msg00041.html
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
     g_thread_init(NULL);
+#endif
     GetSymbols()->dbus_g_thread_init()();
 
     GMainContext *context = g_main_context_new();