diff --git a/glib-patches/patchlist b/glib-patches/patchlist
index 065bb5c..52bb331 100644
--- a/glib-patches/patchlist
+++ b/glib-patches/patchlist
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ no-pkg-config.patch
 no-gettext.patch
 cross-compiling.patch
 static-only.patch
+win32-static-init.patch
diff --git a/glib-patches/win32-static-init.patch b/glib-patches/win32-static-init.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5af1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glib-patches/win32-static-init.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+When glib is built static, the threads and clock code are not
+initialized since DllMain is never run. Instead, initialize them from
+the glib constructor.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678387
+
+diff --git a/glib/glib/glib-init.c b/glib/glib/glib-init.c
+index f4edd5c..3ec89a0 100644
+--- a/glib/glib/glib-init.c
++++ b/glib/glib/glib-init.c
+@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ glib_init (void)
+ 
+ HMODULE glib_dll;
+ 
++#endif
++
++#if defined (G_OS_WIN32) && !defined (GLIB_STATIC_COMPILATION)
++
+ BOOL WINAPI
+ DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL,
+          DWORD     fdwReason,
+@@ -261,6 +265,10 @@ G_DEFINE_CONSTRUCTOR(glib_init_ctor)
+ static void
+ glib_init_ctor (void)
+ {
++#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
++  g_clock_win32_init ();
++  g_thread_win32_init ();
++#endif
+   glib_init ();
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/glib/glib/glib-init.c b/glib/glib/glib-init.c
index f4edd5c..3ec89a0 100644
--- a/glib/glib/glib-init.c
+++ b/glib/glib/glib-init.c
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ glib_init (void)
 
 HMODULE glib_dll;
 
+#endif
+
+#if defined (G_OS_WIN32) && !defined (GLIB_STATIC_COMPILATION)
+
 BOOL WINAPI
 DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL,
          DWORD     fdwReason,
@@ -261,6 +265,10 @@ G_DEFINE_CONSTRUCTOR(glib_init_ctor)
 static void
 glib_init_ctor (void)
 {
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  g_clock_win32_init ();
+  g_thread_win32_init ();
+#endif
   glib_init ();
 }