diff --git a/src/plugins/python_api.c b/src/plugins/python_api.c
index 35a97d15..f52544a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/python_api.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,9 @@ python_init_prof(void)
 #ifdef PY_IS_PYTHON3
     PyImport_AppendInittab("prof", python_api_init);
     Py_Initialize();
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03070000
     PyEval_InitThreads();
+#endif
 #else
     Py_Initialize();
     PyEval_InitThreads();