diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_lock_posix.x b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
index 825edf0ad5..f9a5666e83 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ eina_lock_new(Eina_Lock *mutex)
    pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
 
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
 #endif
 
    if (pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr) != 0)
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ static inline void
 eina_lock_free(Eina_Lock *mutex)
 {
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
 #endif
 
    pthread_mutex_destroy(&(mutex->mutex));
@@ -283,7 +285,8 @@ eina_condition_new(Eina_Condition *cond, Eina_Lock *mutex)
 {
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
    assert(mutex != NULL);
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
    memset(cond, 0, sizeof (Eina_Condition));
 #endif
 
@@ -304,7 +307,8 @@ static inline void
 eina_condition_free(Eina_Condition *cond)
 {
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
 #endif
 
    pthread_cond_destroy(&(cond->condition));
@@ -368,7 +372,8 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 eina_rwlock_new(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 {
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
 #endif
 
    if (pthread_rwlock_init(&(mutex->mutex), NULL) != 0)
@@ -380,7 +385,8 @@ static inline void
 eina_rwlock_free(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 {
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
+   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
+     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
 #endif
 
    pthread_rwlock_destroy(&(mutex->mutex));