diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 058b96869..34da01eeb 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ util_src = files([
   'util_monitor.cpp',
   'util_shared_res.cpp',
 
+  'thread.cpp',
+
   'com/com_guid.cpp',
   'com/com_private_data.cpp',
 
diff --git a/src/util/sync/sync_recursive.cpp b/src/util/sync/sync_recursive.cpp
index ee6a12653..85af6137d 100644
--- a/src/util/sync/sync_recursive.cpp
+++ b/src/util/sync/sync_recursive.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace dxvk::sync {
 
 
   bool RecursiveSpinlock::try_lock() {
-    uint32_t threadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
+    uint32_t threadId = dxvk::this_thread::get_id();
     uint32_t expected = 0;
 
     bool status = m_owner.compare_exchange_weak(
diff --git a/src/util/thread.cpp b/src/util/thread.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eed45d34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/thread.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "util_likely.h"
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+
+namespace dxvk::this_thread {
+  
+  static std::atomic<uint32_t> g_threadCtr = { 0u };
+  static thread_local uint32_t g_threadId  = 0u;
+  
+  // This implementation returns thread ids unique to the current instance.
+  // ie. if you use this across multiple .so's then you might get conflicting ids.
+  //
+  // This isn't an issue for us, as it is only used by the spinlock implementation,
+  // but may be for you if you use this elsewhere.
+  uint32_t get_id() {
+    if (unlikely(!g_threadId))
+      g_threadId = ++g_threadCtr;
+
+    return g_threadId;
+  }
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/thread.h b/src/util/thread.h
index 28aeca8a6..1299a715f 100644
--- a/src/util/thread.h
+++ b/src/util/thread.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace dxvk {
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
   /**
    * \brief Thread priority
    */
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ namespace dxvk {
     inline void yield() {
       SwitchToThread();
     }
+
+    inline uint32_t get_id() {
+      return uint32_t(GetCurrentThreadId());
+    }
   }
 
 
@@ -323,4 +328,19 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
   };
 
+#else
+  using mutex              = std::mutex;
+  using thread             = std::thread;
+  using recursive_mutex    = std::recursive_mutex;
+  using condition_variable = std::condition_variable;
+
+  namespace this_thread {
+    inline void yield() {
+      std::this_thread::yield();
+    }
+
+    uint32_t get_id();
+  }
+#endif
+
 }