diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
index 6c545bb65f..2f3b5606f6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ static int qt_gettid()
     pthread_threadid_np(NULL, &tid);
     return tid;
 }
-#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD_KERNEL)
-#  include <pthread.h>
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD_KERNEL) && defined(__FreeBSD_version) && __FreeBSD_version >= 900031
+#  include <pthread_np.h>
 static int qt_gettid()
 {
     return pthread_getthreadid_np();