diff --git a/include/mbedtls/threading.h b/include/mbedtls/threading.h
index 49ecdc3..8fdb633 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/threading.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/threading.h
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@
  * threading.c. Remember to update the code there when changing the conditions
  * here.
  */
+#if ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) )
 extern mbedtls_threading_mutex_t mbedtls_threading_gmtime_mutex;
+#endif /* ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) ) */
+
 #endif /* !( ( defined(_POSIX_VERSION) && _POSIX_VERSION >= 200809L ) ||     \
              ( defined(_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS ) &&                     \
                 _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS >= 20112L ) ) */
diff --git a/library/platform_util.c b/library/platform_util.c
index ca4d033..ca5fe4f 100644
--- a/library/platform_util.c
+++ b/library/platform_util.c
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@
  * threading.h. However, this macro is not part of the Mbed TLS public API, so
  * we keep it private by only defining it in this file
  */
+#if ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) )
 #define PLATFORM_UTIL_USE_GMTIME
+#endif /* ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) ) */
+
 #endif /* !( ( defined(_POSIX_VERSION) && _POSIX_VERSION >= 200809L ) ||     \
              ( defined(_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS ) &&                     \
                 _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS >= 20112L ) ) */
diff --git a/library/threading.c b/library/threading.c
index 8c1e25c..7c90c7c 100644
--- a/library/threading.c
+++ b/library/threading.c
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@
  * threading.h. However, this macro is not part of the Mbed TLS public API, so
  * we keep it private by only defining it in this file
  */
+
+#if ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) )
 #define THREADING_USE_GMTIME
+#endif /* ! ( defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32) ) */
+
 #endif /* !( ( defined(_POSIX_VERSION) && _POSIX_VERSION >= 200809L ) ||     \
              ( defined(_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS ) &&                     \
                 _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS >= 20112L ) ) */