diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/Linux/LnxThreads.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/Linux/LnxThreads.cpp
index be2412e29e..91f274713c 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/Linux/LnxThreads.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/Linux/LnxThreads.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ __forceinline void Threading::DisableHiresScheduler()
 {
 }
 
+// pthread_getcpuclockid causes a segmentation fault on Mandriva/Mageia.
+// It seems to impact fedora users so I bet it is an issue with glic (the library was
+// replaced by eglibc on Debian/Ubuntu)
+// So for the moment I disable this feature -- Gregory
+#define LNX_DISABLE_THREAD_TIME 1
+
 u64 Threading::GetThreadTicksPerSecond()
 {
 	// Note the value is not correct but I'm not sure we can do better because 
@@ -67,8 +73,12 @@ u64 Threading::GetThreadTicksPerSecond()
 	   The actual frequency is hidden from userspace, deliberately. Indeed, some systems
 	   use dynamic ticks or "tickless" systems, so there aren't really any at all.
 	 */
+#ifndef LNX_DISABLE_THREAD_TIME
 	u32 hertz = sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
 	return hertz;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 u64 Threading::GetThreadCpuTime()
@@ -77,16 +87,20 @@ u64 Threading::GetThreadCpuTime()
 	// thread has used on the CPU (scaled by the value returned by GetThreadTicksPerSecond(),
 	// which typically would be an OS-provided scalar or some sort).
 
+#ifndef LNX_DISABLE_THREAD_TIME
 	clockid_t cid;
 	int err = pthread_getcpuclockid(pthread_self(), &cid);
 	if (err) return 0;
 
 	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(cid, &ts);
-
+	err = clock_gettime(cid, &ts);
+	if (err) return 0;
     unsigned long timeJiff = (ts.tv_sec*1e6 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000)/1e6 * GetThreadTicksPerSecond();
 
 	return timeJiff;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 u64 Threading::pxThread::GetCpuTime() const
@@ -96,16 +110,20 @@ u64 Threading::pxThread::GetCpuTime() const
 	// thread has used on the CPU (scaled by the value returned by GetThreadTicksPerSecond(),
 	// which typically would be an OS-provided scalar or some sort).
 
+#ifndef LNX_DISABLE_THREAD_TIME
 	clockid_t cid;
 	int err = pthread_getcpuclockid(m_native_id, &cid);
 	if (err) return 0;
 
 	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(cid, &ts);
-
+	err = clock_gettime(cid, &ts);
+	if (err) return 0;
     unsigned long timeJiff = (ts.tv_sec*1e6 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000)/1e6 * GetThreadTicksPerSecond();
 
 	return timeJiff;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 void Threading::pxThread::_platform_specific_OnStartInThread()