diff --git a/distrho/extra/Mutex.hpp b/distrho/extra/Mutex.hpp
index ea5cc004..14a5c6e6 100644
--- a/distrho/extra/Mutex.hpp
+++ b/distrho/extra/Mutex.hpp
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ public:
     /*
      * Constructor.
      */
-    Mutex() noexcept
+    Mutex(bool inheritPriority = true) noexcept
         : fMutex()
     {
         pthread_mutexattr_t atts;
         pthread_mutexattr_init(&atts);
-        pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol(&atts, PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT);
+        pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol(&atts, inheritPriority ? PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT : PTHREAD_PRIO_NONE);
         pthread_mutexattr_settype(&atts, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
         pthread_mutex_init(&fMutex, &atts);
         pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&atts);
diff --git a/distrho/extra/Thread.hpp b/distrho/extra/Thread.hpp
index f2abb767..0352c344 100644
--- a/distrho/extra/Thread.hpp
+++ b/distrho/extra/Thread.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protected:
      * Constructor.
      */
     Thread(const char* const threadName = nullptr) noexcept
-        : fLock(),
+        : fLock(false),
           fName(threadName),
 #ifdef PTW32_DLLPORT
           fHandle({nullptr, 0}),