Index: runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
+++ runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
@@ -3737,6 +3737,7 @@
 
     /* initialize the thread, get it ready to go */
     __kmp_initialize_info( root_thread, root->r.r_root_team, 0, gtid );
+    TCW_4(__kmp_init_gtid, TRUE);
 
     /* prepare the master thread for get_gtid() */
     __kmp_gtid_set_specific( gtid );
@@ -3748,7 +3749,6 @@
     #endif
     __kmp_create_worker( gtid, root_thread, __kmp_stksize );
     KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( __kmp_gtid_get_specific() == gtid );
-    TCW_4(__kmp_init_gtid, TRUE);
 
     KA_TRACE( 20, ("__kmp_register_root: T#%d init T#%d(%d:%d) arrived: join=%u, plain=%u\n",
                     gtid, __kmp_gtid_from_tid( 0, root->r.r_hot_team ),
Index: runtime/src/z_Linux_util.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/z_Linux_util.c
+++ runtime/src/z_Linux_util.c
@@ -1897,18 +1897,21 @@
 void
 __kmp_gtid_set_specific( int gtid )
 {
-    int status;
-    KMP_ASSERT( __kmp_init_runtime );
-    status = pthread_setspecific( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key, (void*)(intptr_t)(gtid+1) );
-    KMP_CHECK_SYSFAIL( "pthread_setspecific", status );
+    if( __kmp_init_gtid ) {
+        int status;
+        status = pthread_setspecific( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key, (void*)(intptr_t)(gtid+1) );
+        KMP_CHECK_SYSFAIL( "pthread_setspecific", status );
+    } else {
+        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_set_specific: runtime shutdown, returning\n" ) );
+    }
 }
 
 int
 __kmp_gtid_get_specific()
 {
     int gtid;
-    if ( !__kmp_init_runtime ) {
-        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_get_specific: runtime shutdown, returning KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN\n" ) );
+    if ( !__kmp_init_gtid ) {
+        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_get_specific: runtime shutdown, returning KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN\n" ) );
         return KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN;
     }
     gtid = (int)(size_t)pthread_getspecific( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key );
Index: runtime/src/z_Windows_NT_util.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/z_Windows_NT_util.c
+++ runtime/src/z_Windows_NT_util.c
@@ -507,19 +507,22 @@
 void
 __kmp_gtid_set_specific( int gtid )
 {
-    KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_set_specific: T#%d key:%d\n",
-                gtid, __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key ));
-    KMP_ASSERT( __kmp_init_runtime );
-    if( ! TlsSetValue( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key, (LPVOID)(gtid+1)) )
-        KMP_FATAL( TLSSetValueFailed );
+    if( __kmp_init_gtid ) {
+        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_set_specific: T#%d key:%d\n",
+                    gtid, __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key ));
+        if( ! TlsSetValue( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key, (LPVOID)(gtid+1)) )
+            KMP_FATAL( TLSSetValueFailed );
+    } else {
+        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_set_specific: runtime shutdown, returning\n" ) );
+    }
 }
 
 int
 __kmp_gtid_get_specific()
 {
     int gtid;
-    if( !__kmp_init_runtime ) {
-        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_get_specific: runtime shutdown, returning KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN\n" ) );
+    if( !__kmp_init_gtid ) {
+        KA_TRACE( 50, ("__kmp_gtid_get_specific: runtime shutdown, returning KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN\n" ) );
         return KMP_GTID_SHUTDOWN;
     }
     gtid = (int)(kmp_intptr_t)TlsGetValue( __kmp_gtid_threadprivate_key );