diff --git a/src/qpython_priv.cpp b/src/qpython_priv.cpp
index 687f9e4..efe1b51 100644
--- a/src/qpython_priv.cpp
+++ b/src/qpython_priv.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ QPythonPriv::QPythonPriv()
     PyImport_AppendInittab("pyotherside", PyOtherSide_init);
 
     Py_InitializeEx(0);
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03070000
     PyEval_InitThreads();
+#endif
 
     // Initialize sys.argv (https://github.com/thp/pyotherside/issues/77)
     int argc = 1;