diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.h b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.h
index f80794723..641861463 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.h
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <maxscale/secrets.h>
 #include <maxscale/service.h>
 #include <maxscale/sqlite3.h>
-#include <maxscale/thread.h>
 #include <maxscale/mysql_binlog.h>
 
 MXS_BEGIN_DECLS
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ typedef struct router_slave
     /*< lsi: Last Sent Information */
     blr_thread_role_t lsi_sender_role;
     /*< Master or slave code sent */
-    THREAD            lsi_sender_tid;
+    uint64_t          lsi_sender_tid;
     /*< Who sent */
     char              lsi_binlog_name[BINLOG_FNAMELEN + 1];
     /*< Which binlog file */
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
index d76ee5ca8..753e8e930 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+#include <pthread.h>
+
 #include <maxscale/alloc.h>
 #include <maxscale/atomic.h>
 #include <maxscale/buffer.h>
@@ -1739,7 +1741,7 @@ bool blr_send_event(blr_thread_role_t role,
                   slave->serverid,
                   binlog_name,
                   binlog_pos,
-                  (uint64_t)thread_self(),
+                  (uint64_t)pthread_self(),
                   ROLETOSTR(role),
                   (uint64_t)slave->lsi_sender_tid,
                   ROLETOSTR(slave->lsi_sender_role),
@@ -1792,7 +1794,7 @@ bool blr_send_event(blr_thread_role_t role,
         strcpy(slave->lsi_binlog_name, binlog_name);
         slave->lsi_binlog_pos = binlog_pos;
         slave->lsi_sender_role = role;
-        slave->lsi_sender_tid = thread_self();
+        slave->lsi_sender_tid = pthread_self();
     }
     else
     {