diff --git a/docs/reference/ChangeLog b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
index 32fc7509a..879a1a9ec 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ChangeLog
+++ b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-08-12  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* glib/tmpl/threads.sgml: Document the necessity to call
+	g_thread_init() when using threads 
+	(even non-gthreads).  (#149490, Vincent Untz)
+
 2004-07-30  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* === Released 2.4.5 ===
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/threads.sgml b/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/threads.sgml
index c1bc4f3e5..72104c40f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/threads.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/threads.sgml
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ This struct should only be used, if you know, what you are doing.
 <!-- ##### FUNCTION g_thread_init ##### -->
 
 <para>
-Before you use a thread related function in GLib, you should
-initialize the thread system. This is done by calling
-g_thread_init(). Most of the time you will only have to call
-<literal>g_thread_init(NULL)</literal>. 
+If you use GLib from more than one thread, you must initialize
+the thread system by calling g_thread_init(). Most of the time you 
+will only have to call <literal>g_thread_init (NULL)</literal>. 
 </para>
 
 <note>