diff --git a/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake
index 7f8ebdb8d..eccad863f 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ TEST_BIG_ENDIAN(CMAKE_WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
 INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/FindX11.cmake)
 INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/FindThreads.cmake)
 
-SET (CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS        "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS}" CACHE STRING 
+SET (CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS        "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}" CACHE STRING 
     "Thread library used.")
 
-SET (CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS       "${CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS}" CACHE BOOL
+SET (CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS       "${CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT}" CACHE BOOL
      "Use the pthreads library.")
 
-SET (CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS  "${CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS}" CACHE BOOL
+SET (CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS  "${CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT}" CACHE BOOL
        "Use the win32 thread library.")
 
-SET (CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS        ${CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS} CACHE BOOL
+SET (CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS        ${CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS_INIT} CACHE BOOL
      "Use HP pthreads.")
 
-SET (CMAKE_USE_SPROC          ${CMAKE_USE_SPROC} CACHE BOOL 
+SET (CMAKE_USE_SPROC          ${CMAKE_USE_SPROC_INIT} CACHE BOOL 
      "Use sproc libs.")
 
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
diff --git a/Modules/FindThreads.cmake b/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
index 623b4c46b..d5cab19d3 100644
--- a/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # This module determines the thread library of the system.
 # The following variables are set
-# CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS        - the thread library to link into an application (-lpthread )
-# CMAKE_USE_SPROC          - are we using sproc?
-# CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS  - are we using WIN32 threads
-# CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS       - are we using pthreads
-#
+# CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT        - the thread library to link into an application (-lpthread )
+# CMAKE_USE_SPROC_INIT          - are we using sproc?
+# CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT  - are we using WIN32 threads
+# CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT       - are we using pthreads
+# CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS_INIT             - are we using hp pthreads
 
 INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckIncludeFile.cmake)
 INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake)
@@ -18,53 +18,53 @@ IF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H)
   IF(NOT CMAKE_HAVE_SPROC_H)
     CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(pthreads pthread_create "" CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREADS_CREATE)
     IF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREADS_CREATE)
-      SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS "-lpthreads")
+      SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "-lpthreads")
     ENDIF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREADS_CREATE)
     CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(pthread pthread_create "" CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_CREATE)
     IF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_CREATE)
-      SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS "-lpthread")
+      SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "-lpthread")
     ENDIF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_CREATE)
     IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS.*")
       CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(thread thr_create "" CMAKE_HAVE_THR_CREATE)
       IF(CMAKE_HAVE_THR_CREATE)
-        SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS "-lthread")
+        SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "-lthread")
       ENDIF(CMAKE_HAVE_THR_CREATE)
     ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS.*")
   ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_HAVE_SPROC_H)
 ENDIF(CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H)
 
 IF(CMAKE_HAVE_SPROC_H)
-  SET(CMAKE_USE_SPROC 1)
+  SET(CMAKE_USE_SPROC_INIT 1)
 ENDIF(CMAKE_HAVE_SPROC_H)
-IF(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS)
-  SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS 1)
-ENDIF(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS)
+IF(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT)
+  SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 1)
+ENDIF(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT)
 
 IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "Windows")
-  SET(CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS 1)
+  SET(CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT 1)
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "Windows")
 
-IF(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS)
+IF(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT)
   IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "HP-UX-*")
-    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS "-lcma")
-    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS 1)
-    SET(CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS 1)
+    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT "-lcma")
+    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 1)
+    SET(CMAKE_HP_PTHREADS_INIT 1)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "HP-UX-*")
 
   IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-V*")
-    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS 0)
-    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS )
+    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 0)
+    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT )
   ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-V*")
 
   IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "FreeBSD*")
-    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS 0)
-    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS )
+    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 0)
+    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT )
   ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "FreeBSD*")
 
   IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "CYGWIN_NT*")
-    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS 1)
-    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS )
-    SET(CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS 0)
+    SET(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT 1)
+    SET(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT )
+    SET(CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT 0)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "CYGWIN_NT*")
-ENDIF(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS)
+ENDIF(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT)