diff --git a/components/pthread/pthread.c b/components/pthread/pthread.c
index 25dae54d79..73f23a00d7 100644
--- a/components/pthread/pthread.c
+++ b/components/pthread/pthread.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static List_t s_threads_list;
 
 static int IRAM_ATTR pthread_mutex_lock_internal(esp_pthread_mutex_t *mux, TickType_t tmo);
 
-esp_err_t __attribute__((constructor)) esp_pthread_init(void)
+esp_err_t esp_pthread_init(void)
 {
     vListInitialise((List_t *)&s_threads_list);
     s_once_mux = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();