diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 98f7828489..3f2811a5b3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2995,9 +2995,9 @@ avfoundation_indev_deps="pthreads"
 avfoundation_indev_extralibs="-framework Foundation -framework AVFoundation -framework CoreVideo -framework CoreMedia"
 bktr_indev_deps_any="dev_bktr_ioctl_bt848_h machine_ioctl_bt848_h dev_video_bktr_ioctl_bt848_h dev_ic_bt8xx_h"
 caca_outdev_deps="libcaca"
-decklink_indev_deps="decklink pthreads"
+decklink_indev_deps="decklink threads"
 decklink_indev_extralibs="-lstdc++"
-decklink_outdev_deps="decklink pthreads"
+decklink_outdev_deps="decklink threads"
 decklink_outdev_extralibs="-lstdc++"
 dshow_indev_deps="IBaseFilter"
 dshow_indev_extralibs="-lpsapi -lole32 -lstrmiids -luuid -loleaut32 -lshlwapi"
diff --git a/libavdevice/decklink_common.cpp b/libavdevice/decklink_common.cpp
index c9107c036a..f01fba953e 100644
--- a/libavdevice/decklink_common.cpp
+++ b/libavdevice/decklink_common.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <DeckLinkAPIDispatch.cpp>
 #endif
 
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
-
 extern "C" {
 #include "libavformat/avformat.h"
 #include "libavformat/internal.h"
diff --git a/libavdevice/decklink_common.h b/libavdevice/decklink_common.h
index 4753287ecf..c12cf18d70 100644
--- a/libavdevice/decklink_common.h
+++ b/libavdevice/decklink_common.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <DeckLinkAPIVersion.h>
 
+#include "libavutil/thread.h"
 #include "decklink_common_c.h"
 
 class decklink_output_callback;
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ struct decklink_ctx {
     int frames_preroll;
     int frames_buffer;
 
-    sem_t semaphore;
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+    int frames_buffer_available_spots;
 
     int channels;
 };
diff --git a/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp b/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
index 8cc1bdf7c9..67eaf97e89 100644
--- a/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
+++ b/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <DeckLinkAPI.h>
 
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
-
 extern "C" {
 #include "config.h"
 #include "libavformat/avformat.h"
diff --git a/libavdevice/decklink_enc.cpp b/libavdevice/decklink_enc.cpp
index 18ef9058e2..5105967101 100644
--- a/libavdevice/decklink_enc.cpp
+++ b/libavdevice/decklink_enc.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ using std::atomic;
 
 #include <DeckLinkAPI.h>
 
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
-
 extern "C" {
 #include "libavformat/avformat.h"
 #include "libavformat/internal.h"
@@ -91,7 +88,10 @@ public:
 
         av_frame_unref(avframe);
 
-        sem_post(&ctx->semaphore);
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
+        ctx->frames_buffer_available_spots++;
+        pthread_cond_broadcast(&ctx->cond);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
         return S_OK;
     }
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static int decklink_setup_video(AVFormatContext *avctx, AVStream *st)
     ctx->output_callback = new decklink_output_callback();
     ctx->dlo->SetScheduledFrameCompletionCallback(ctx->output_callback);
 
-    /* Start video semaphore. */
     ctx->frames_preroll = st->time_base.den * ctx->preroll;
     if (st->time_base.den > 1000)
         ctx->frames_preroll /= 1000;
@@ -141,7 +140,9 @@ static int decklink_setup_video(AVFormatContext *avctx, AVStream *st)
     /* Buffer twice as many frames as the preroll. */
     ctx->frames_buffer = ctx->frames_preroll * 2;
     ctx->frames_buffer = FFMIN(ctx->frames_buffer, 60);
-    sem_init(&ctx->semaphore, 0, ctx->frames_buffer);
+    pthread_mutex_init(&ctx->mutex, NULL);
+    pthread_cond_init(&ctx->cond, NULL);
+    ctx->frames_buffer_available_spots = ctx->frames_buffer;
 
     /* The device expects the framerate to be fixed. */
     avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 64, st->time_base.num, st->time_base.den);
@@ -211,7 +212,8 @@ av_cold int ff_decklink_write_trailer(AVFormatContext *avctx)
     if (ctx->output_callback)
         delete ctx->output_callback;
 
-    sem_destroy(&ctx->semaphore);
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&ctx->mutex);
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&ctx->cond);
 
     av_freep(&cctx->ctx);
 
@@ -247,7 +249,12 @@ static int decklink_write_video_packet(AVFormatContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt)
     }
 
     /* Always keep at most one second of frames buffered. */
-    sem_wait(&ctx->semaphore);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
+    while (ctx->frames_buffer_available_spots == 0) {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&ctx->cond, &ctx->mutex);
+    }
+    ctx->frames_buffer_available_spots--;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
     /* Schedule frame for playback. */
     hr = ctx->dlo->ScheduleVideoFrame((struct IDeckLinkVideoFrame *) frame,