diff --git a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
index 080f6cf6d..8fcf3ab25 100644
--- a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
+++ b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
@@ -409,16 +409,6 @@ Thread::Thread()
     if(!s_isInitialized) Init();
 
     PThreadPrivateData *pd = new PThreadPrivateData();
-    pd->stackSize = 0;
-    pd->stackSizeLocked = false;
-    pd->idSet = false;
-    pd->setRunning(false);
-    pd->isCanceled = false;
-    pd->uniqueId = pd->nextId;
-    pd->nextId++;
-    pd->threadPriority = Thread::THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT;
-    pd->threadPolicy = Thread::THREAD_SCHEDULE_DEFAULT;
-    pd->cpunum = -1;
 
     _prvData = static_cast<void *>(pd);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThreadPrivateData.h b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThreadPrivateData.h
index 0864affcb..b6844a49a 100644
--- a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThreadPrivateData.h
+++ b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThreadPrivateData.h
@@ -41,7 +41,20 @@ class PThreadPrivateData {
 
 private:
 
-    PThreadPrivateData() {};
+    PThreadPrivateData()
+    {
+        stackSize = 0;
+        stackSizeLocked = false;
+        idSet = false;
+        setRunning(false);
+        isCanceled = false;
+        tid = 0;
+        uniqueId = nextId;
+        nextId++;
+        threadPriority = Thread::THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT;
+        threadPolicy = Thread::THREAD_SCHEDULE_DEFAULT;
+        cpunum = -1;
+    };
 
     virtual ~PThreadPrivateData() {};