diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5e6efe8ea5d35e7876e3b483e42a527e5a476fba..8f31e58e397e413010e1fd4bd2773f8fa2810275 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ case $SYSTEM_TYPE in
       echo "Using --with-named-thread=-lpthread"
       with_named_thread="-lcma"
     fi
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BROKEN_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT)
     ;;
   *hpux11.*)
     echo "Enabling pread/pwrite workaround for hpux 11"
diff --git a/include/my_pthread.h b/include/my_pthread.h
index 30e9ea95e02f080cbbd45de8ddd8359a84143da0..4c90882e76b88283fea7277ba7bdb1942df28447 100644
--- a/include/my_pthread.h
+++ b/include/my_pthread.h
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ extern void my_pthread_attr_setprio(pthread_attr_t *attr, int priority);
 #undef	HAVE_GETHOSTBYADDR_R			/* No definition */
 #endif
 
-#if defined(HAVE_DEC_THREADS)
+#if defined(HAVE_BROKEN_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT)
 extern int my_pthread_cond_timedwait(pthread_cond_t *cond,
 				     pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 				     struct timespec *abstime);
diff --git a/mysys/my_pthread.c b/mysys/my_pthread.c
index 8c6b366e9b1efeb033dd30ab521b991f5d0522d5..72409b6aa86023aac37e3fc80019b6be73694bcf 100644
--- a/mysys/my_pthread.c
+++ b/mysys/my_pthread.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ int my_pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *mp, const pthread_condattr_t *attr)
 
 /* Change functions on HP to work according to POSIX */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DEC_THREADS
+#ifdef HAVE_BROKEN_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT
 #undef pthread_cond_timedwait
 
 int my_pthread_cond_timedwait(pthread_cond_t *cond,
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ int my_pthread_cond_timedwait(pthread_cond_t *cond,
   int error=pthread_cond_timedwait(cond,mutex,abstime);
   return error == EAGAIN ? ETIMEDOUT : error;
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_DEC_THREADS */
+#endif /* HAVE_BROKEN_PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT */
 
 /*
   Emulate SOLARIS style calls, not because it's better, but just to make the