diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index 9eeddc8..da3dd44 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #ifndef SCREEN_ONLY_SDL
 
@@ -35,13 +36,7 @@
 void free_sdl_screen(sdl_screen_t *scr);
 bool sdl_screen(sdl_screen_t *scr, uint8_t *mem, bool dirty);
 
-#ifndef NO_PTHREAD
-
-#include <pthread.h>
-
 extern bool g_screen_thread_halt;
 
 void *screen_thread(uint8_t *mem);
 pthread_t start_screen_thread(uint8_t *mem);
-
-#endif