4 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/sdl2helper.cpp b/src/utils/sdl2helper.cpp
index a65f381b3..683a1b322 100644
--- a/src/utils/sdl2helper.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/sdl2helper.cpp
@@ -68,4 +68,10 @@ bool SDL::getWindowWMInfo(SDL_Window *const window, SDL_SysWMinfo *const info)
     return SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(window, info);
 }
 
+SDL_Thread *SDL::createThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn,
+                              const char *name, void *data)
+{
+    return SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data);
+}
+
 #endif  // USE_SDL2
diff --git a/src/utils/sdl2helper.h b/src/utils/sdl2helper.h
index 5ba2d45bb..f8dd40270 100644
--- a/src/utils/sdl2helper.h
+++ b/src/utils/sdl2helper.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifdef USE_SDL2
 #include "utils/stringvector.h"
 
+#include <SDL_thread.h>
+
 #include "localconsts.h"
 
 struct SDL_Surface;
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ namespace SDL
     void setVsync(const int val);
 
     bool getWindowWMInfo(SDL_Window *const window, SDL_SysWMinfo *const info);
+
+    SDL_Thread *createThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn,
+                             const char *name, void *data);
 }  // namespace SDL
 
 #endif  // USE_SDL2
diff --git a/src/utils/sdlhelper.cpp b/src/utils/sdlhelper.cpp
index ed2187172..5b640f570 100644
--- a/src/utils/sdlhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/sdlhelper.cpp
@@ -95,4 +95,10 @@ bool SDL::getWindowWMInfo(SDL_Surface *const window A_UNUSED,
     return SDL_GetWMInfo(info);
 }
 
+SDL_Thread *SDL::createThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn,
+                              const char *name A_UNUSED, void *data)
+{
+    return SDL_CreateThread(fn, data);
+}
+
 #endif  // USE_SDL2
diff --git a/src/utils/sdlhelper.h b/src/utils/sdlhelper.h
index 27d5cc2ab..e09e05b7b 100644
--- a/src/utils/sdlhelper.h
+++ b/src/utils/sdlhelper.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #else
 #include "utils/stringvector.h"
 
+#include <SDL_thread.h>
+
 #include "localconsts.h"
 
 struct SDL_Surface;
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ namespace SDL
 
     bool getWindowWMInfo(SDL_Surface *const window A_UNUSED,
                          SDL_SysWMinfo *const info);
+
+    SDL_Thread *createThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn,
+                             const char *name A_UNUSED, void *data);
 }  // namespace SDL
 
 #endif  // USE_SDL2