7 files changed, 29 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/whoisonline.cpp b/src/gui/whoisonline.cpp
index 4b1c638ca..c1ea05881 100644
--- a/src/gui/whoisonline.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/whoisonline.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "net/playerhandler.h"
 
 #include "utils/gettext.h"
+#include "utils/sdlhelper.h"
 
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <SDL_thread.h>
@@ -581,13 +582,8 @@ void WhoIsOnline::download()
             SDL_WaitThread(mThread, nullptr);
 
         mDownloadComplete = false;
-#ifdef USE_SDL2
-        mThread = SDL_CreateThread(WhoIsOnline::downloadThread,
+        mThread = SDL::createThread(WhoIsOnline::downloadThread,
             "whoisonline", this);
-#else
-        mThread = SDL_CreateThread(WhoIsOnline::downloadThread, this);
-#endif
-
         if (mThread == nullptr)
             mDownloadStatus = UPDATE_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/src/net/download.cpp b/src/net/download.cpp
index 1d49caea2..4d03ea783 100644
--- a/src/net/download.cpp
+++ b/src/net/download.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include "utils/sdlhelper.h"
+
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
 #include <SDL.h>
@@ -169,12 +171,7 @@ bool Download::start()
 {
     logger->log("Starting download: %s", mUrl.c_str());
 
-#ifdef USE_SDL2
-    mThread = SDL_CreateThread(downloadThread, "download", this);
-#else
-    mThread = SDL_CreateThread(downloadThread, this);
-#endif
-
+    mThread = SDL::createThread(downloadThread, "download", this);
     if (!mThread)
     {
         logger->log1(DOWNLOAD_ERROR_MESSAGE_THREAD);
diff --git a/src/net/ea/network.cpp b/src/net/ea/network.cpp
index 3bcda3db3..92cbb14f8 100644
--- a/src/net/ea/network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/ea/network.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "net/eathena/protocol.h"
 
 #include "utils/gettext.h"
+#include "utils/sdlhelper.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -114,11 +115,7 @@ bool Network::connect(ServerInfo server)
     mToSkip = 0;
 
     mState = CONNECTING;
-#ifdef USE_SDL2
-    mWorkerThread = SDL_CreateThread(networkThread, "network", this);
-#else
-    mWorkerThread = SDL_CreateThread(networkThread, this);
-#endif
+    mWorkerThread = SDL::createThread(networkThread, "network", this);
     if (!mWorkerThread)
     {
         setError("Unable to create network worker thread");
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