Index: src/dirmngr.c
===================================================================
--- src/dirmngr.c
+++ src/dirmngr.c
@@ -665,8 +665,11 @@
      the option parsing may need services of the libraries. */
 
   /* Libgcrypt requires us to register the threading model first.
-     Note that this will also do the pth_init. */
+     Note that this will also do the pth_init for libgcrypt < 1.6 */
 
+#if GCRYPT_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x010600
+  pth_init ();
+#endif
   /* Init Libgcrypt. */
   rc = gcry_control (GCRYCTL_SET_THREAD_CBS, &gcry_threads_pth);
   if (rc)