diff --git a/config/libc.in b/config/libc.in
index 4cc75300..e018634c 100644
--- a/config/libc.in
+++ b/config/libc.in
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ config LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_LT
 config LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NONE
     bool
 
+config LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_POSIX
+    bool
+    select LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_ANY
+
 config LIBC_PROVIDES_CXA_ATEXIT
     bool
 
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ choice
     prompt "Threading implementation to use:"
     default THREADS_NATIVE         if LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NATIVE
     default THREADS_THREADS_LT     if LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_LT && ! LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NATIVE
+    default THREADS_THREADS_POSIX  if LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_POSIX && ! LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NATIVE && ! LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_LT
     default THREADS_NONE           if ! LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_ANY
 
 config THREADS_NATIVE
@@ -70,6 +75,11 @@ config THREADS_LT
     prompt "linuxthreads"
     depends on LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_LT
 
+config THREADS_POSIX
+    bool
+    prompt "posix"
+    depends on LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_POSIX
+
 config THREADS_NONE
     bool
     prompt "none"
diff --git a/config/libc/mingw.in b/config/libc/mingw.in
index 88088e9b..45b69715 100644
--- a/config/libc/mingw.in
+++ b/config/libc/mingw.in
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 ## depends on WINDOWS
 ##
 ## select LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NATIVE
+## select LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_POSIX
 ## select CC_CORE_PASS_2_NEEDED
 ##
 ## help The de-facto standard for Mingw distributions.
 
 config THREADS
-    default "win32"
+    default "win32"  if THREADS_NATIVE
+    default "posix"  if THREADS_POSIX
 
 choice
     bool
diff --git a/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh b/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
index 964a11d9..a22c2baa 100644
--- a/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
@@ -114,8 +114,35 @@ do_libc() {
     CT_DoExecLog ALL ${make} install DESTDIR=${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}
 
     CT_EndStep
+
+    if [ "${CT_THREADS}" = "posix" ]; then
+	    do_pthreads
+    fi
 }
 
 do_libc_post_cc() {
     :
 }
+
+do_pthreads() {
+    CT_DoStep INFO "Building mingw-w64-winpthreads files"
+
+    CT_DoLog EXTRA "Configuring mingw-w64-winpthreads"
+
+    CT_mkdir_pushd "${CT_BUILD_DIR}/build-mingw-w64-winpthreads"
+
+    CT_DoExecLog CFG                                                        \
+    "${CT_SRC_DIR}/mingw-w64-${CT_WINAPI_VERSION_DOWNLOADED}/mingw-w64-libraries/winpthreads/configure" \
+        --with-sysroot=${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}                                              \
+        --prefix=${MINGW_INSTALL_PREFIX}                                              \
+        --build=${CT_BUILD}                                                           \
+        --host=${CT_TARGET}                                                           \
+
+    CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building mingw-w64-winpthreads"
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL ${make} ${JOBSFLAGS}
+
+    CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing mingw-w64-winpthreads"
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL ${make} install DESTDIR=${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}
+
+    CT_EndStep
+}