1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index 700335cde618..25ded88801a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "../util/hist.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 
-pthread_mutex_t ui__lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+struct mutex ui__lock;
 void *perf_gtk_handle;
 int use_browser = -1;
 
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ int stdio__config_color(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
 
 void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 {
+	mutex_init(&ui__lock);
 	if (use_browser < 2 && (!isatty(1) || dump_trace))
 		use_browser = 0;
 
@@ -118,4 +118,5 @@ void exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+	mutex_destroy(&ui__lock);
 }