diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.c
index e02cb5e1d9..46f60710b5 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.c
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ evas_module_init(void)
 		  em->handle = NULL;
 		  em->data = NULL;
                   em->loaded = 0;
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-		  pthread_spin_init(&em->lock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
-#endif
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD                  
+                  LKI(em->lock);
+#endif                  
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//		  pthread_mutex_init(&em->lock, NULL);
+//#endif
 		  if (em->type == EVAS_MODULE_TYPE_ENGINE)
 		    {
 		       Evas_Module_Engine *eme;
@@ -309,35 +312,50 @@ evas_module_unload(Evas_Module *em)
    em->func.close = NULL;
    em->api = NULL;
    em->loaded = 0;
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-   pthread_spin_destroy(&em->lock);
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD   
+   LKD(em->lock);
 #endif
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//   pthread_mutex_destroy(&em->lock);
+//#endif
 }
 
 void
 evas_module_ref(Evas_Module *em)
 {
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-   pthread_spin_lock(&em->lock);
-#endif
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
+   LKL(em->lock);
+#endif   
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//   pthread_mutex_lock(&em->lock);
+//#endif
    em->ref++;
 /*   printf("M: %s ref++ = %i\n", em->name, em->ref); */
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-   pthread_spin_unlock(&em->lock);
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
+   LKU(em->lock);
 #endif
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//   pthread_mutex_unlock(&em->lock);
+//#endif
 }
 
 void
 evas_module_unref(Evas_Module *em)
 {
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-   pthread_spin_lock(&em->lock);
-#endif
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
+   LKL(em->lock);
+#endif   
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//   pthread_mutex_lock(&em->lock);
+//#endif
    em->ref--;
 /*   printf("M: %s ref-- = %i\n", em->name, em->ref); */
-#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
-   pthread_spin_unlock(&em->lock);
+#ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
+   LKU(em->lock);
 #endif
+//#if defined(BUILD_PTHREAD) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+//   pthread_mutex_unlock(&em->lock);
+//#endif
 }
 
 static int use_count = 0;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.h
index bc7e6de736..7c6c277b27 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/file/evas_module.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ struct _Evas_Module
    int           ref; /* how many refs */
    int           last_used; /* the cycle count when it was last used */
 
-#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_H) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD) && _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS > -1
-   pthread_spinlock_t lock;
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_H) && defined(BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD)
+   pthread_mutex_t lock;
 #endif
 
    unsigned char	loaded : 1;