2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.c b/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.c
index 7a165cf98..6bcbd239a 100644
--- a/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.c
+++ b/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ static cc_int32 cci_context_sync (cci_context_t in_context,
 
 MAKE_INIT_FUNCTION(cci_thread_init);
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+void cci_thread_init_helper() {
+    cci_thread_init__auxinit();
+    }
+#endif
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 static int cci_thread_init (void)
diff --git a/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.h b/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.h
index 4ac0b06c3..a9989a126 100644
--- a/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.h
+++ b/src/ccapi/lib/ccapi_context.h
@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@ cc_int32 ccapi_context_compare (cc_context_t  in_context,
                                 cc_context_t  in_compare_to_context,
                                 cc_uint32    *out_equal);
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+void cci_thread_init_helper();
+#endif
+
+
 #endif /* CCAPI_CONTEXT_H */