diff --git a/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp b/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
index 109c523..8b34495 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,14 @@
   return malloc(size);
 }
 
+#define __get_thread __real_get_thread
+#include "pthread_internal.h"
+#undef __get_thread
+// Various third-party apps contain a backport of our pthread_rwlock implementation that uses this.
+extern "C" pthread_internal_t* __get_thread() {
+  return __real_get_thread();
+}
+
 #endif // !defined(__LP64__)
 
 // This is never implemented in bionic, only needed for ABI compatibility with the NDK.