diff --git a/include/pthread.h b/include/pthread.h
index a7b0b5c9b01..a94af29793a 100644
--- a/include/pthread.h
+++ b/include/pthread.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct pthread_cond_s
   sem_t sem;
 };
 typedef struct pthread_cond_s pthread_cond_t;
-#define PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER {{0, 0xffff}}
+#define PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER {SEM_INITIALIZER(0)}
 
 struct pthread_mutexattr_s
 {