diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_thread.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_thread.c
index e0d438fddf..ca36b28599 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_thread.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_thread.c
@@ -300,12 +300,14 @@ eina_thread_join(Eina_Thread t)
    return PHJ(t);
 }
 
-void
+Eina_Bool
 eina_thread_init(void)
 {
+  return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
-void
+Eina_Bool
 eina_thread_shutdown(void)
 {
+  return EINA_TRUE;
 }