diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index a786a4b9..fe240138 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ static XML_THREAD_LOCAL xmlGlobalState globalState;
     defined(__GLIBC__) && \
     __GLIBC__ * 100 + __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 234
 
+#pragma weak pthread_getspecific
+#pragma weak pthread_setspecific
+#pragma weak pthread_key_create
+#pragma weak pthread_key_delete
+
 #define XML_PTHREAD_WEAK
 
 static int libxml_is_threaded = -1;
diff --git a/threads.c b/threads.c
index 3e8ef2fe..461f4a51 100644
--- a/threads.c
+++ b/threads.c
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@
 #pragma weak pthread_cond_wait
 #pragma weak pthread_equal
 #pragma weak pthread_self
-#pragma weak pthread_key_create
-#pragma weak pthread_key_delete
 #pragma weak pthread_cond_signal
 
 #define XML_PTHREAD_WEAK