diff --git a/src/background_thread.c b/src/background_thread.c
index 30c3111c..511febac 100644
--- a/src/background_thread.c
+++ b/src/background_thread.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ pthread_create_fptr_init(void) {
 	 */
 #ifdef JEMALLOC_HAVE_DLSYM
 	pthread_create_fptr = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "pthread_create");
+	if (pthread_create_fptr == NULL) {
+		pthread_create_fptr = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_create");
+	}
 #else
 	pthread_create_fptr = NULL;
 #endif