+#ifdef AVL_LOCK_WITH_MUTEX
+#define AVL_LOCK_INITIALIZER NETDATA_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+#else /* AVL_LOCK_WITH_MUTEX */
+#define AVL_LOCK_INITIALIZER NETDATA_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
+#endif /* AVL_LOCK_WITH_MUTEX */
+
+#else /* AVL_WITHOUT_PTHREADS */
+#define AVL_LOCK_INITIALIZER
+#endif /* AVL_WITHOUT_PTHREADS */
+