Index: filed.c
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--- filed.c
+++ filed.c
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@
 struct filed_fileinfo *filed_fileinfo_fdcache = NULL;
 unsigned int filed_fileinfo_fdcache_size = 0;
 
 /** Logging **/
 struct filed_log_entry *filed_log_msg_list;
-pthread_mutex_t filed_log_msg_list_mutex;
-pthread_cond_t filed_log_msg_list_ready;
+pthread_mutex_t filed_log_msg_list_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+pthread_cond_t filed_log_msg_list_ready = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
 
 /* Signal Handler */
 static void filed_signal_handler(int signal_number) {
 	struct filed_fileinfo *cache;
 	unsigned int idx;
@@ -597,12 +597,10 @@
 	args = malloc(sizeof(*args));
 	args->fp = logfp;
 
 	filed_log_msg_list = NULL;
 
-	pthread_mutex_init(&filed_log_msg_list_mutex, NULL);
-
 	pthread_create(&thread_id, NULL, filed_logging_thread, args);
 
 	filed_log_msg("START");
 
 	return(0);