diff --git a/Makefile.psp1 b/Makefile.psp1
index 31f5751f74..e259356495 100644
--- a/Makefile.psp1
+++ b/Makefile.psp1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DEBUG              = 0
 HAVE_KERNEL_PRX    = 1
 HAVE_LOGGER        = 0
 HAVE_FILE_LOGGER   = 0
-HAVE_THREADS       = 0
+HAVE_THREADS       = 1
 BIG_STACK          = 0
 WHOLE_ARCHIVE_LINK = 0
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ LIBS = $(WHOLE_START) -lretro_psp1 $(WHOLE_END) -lstdc++ -lpspgu -lpspgum -lm -l
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_THREADS), 1)
 RARCH_DEFINES += -DHAVE_THREADS
+LIBS += -lpthread-psp
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER), 1)
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
index 6a08e8e1bb..9b61c2ca62 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <psp2/power.h>
 #include <psp2/sysmodule.h>
 #include <psp2/appmgr.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "../../bootstrap/vita/sbrk.c"
 #include "../../bootstrap/vita/threading.c"
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <pspsdk.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <pthread.h>
+
 #include <string/stdstring.h>
 #include <boolean.h>
 #include <file/file_path.h>
@@ -288,7 +289,6 @@ static void frontend_psp_init(void *data)
 #ifdef VITA
    scePowerSetArmClockFrequency(444);
    sceSysmoduleLoadModule(SCE_SYSMODULE_NET);
-   pthread_init();
 #else
    (void)data;
    /* initialize debug screen */
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static void frontend_psp_init(void *data)
    pspFpuSetEnable(0); /* disable FPU exceptions */
    scePowerSetClockFrequency(333,333,166);
 #endif
+   pthread_init();
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
index b6e8978e77..ae52cc57a1 100644
--- a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
+++ b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #endif
 #elif defined(GEKKO)
 #include "gx_pthread.h"
-#elif defined(PSP)
-#include "psp_pthread.h"
 #elif defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/sys_time.h>