diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4b05115..7bf2a67 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
    * gen_prime() speedup
    * Speedup of ECP multiplication operation
    * Relaxed some SHA2 ciphersuite's version requirements
+   * Dropped use of readdir_r() instead of readdir() with threading support
 
 Bugfix
    * Fixed X.509 hostname comparison (with non-regular characters)
diff --git a/include/polarssl/config.h b/include/polarssl/config.h
index a631a4a..8390511 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/config.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/config.h
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@
 //#define POLARSSL_HAVE_SSE2
 
 /**
- * \def POLARSSL_HAVE_READDIR_R
- *
- * (Non Windows) System has readdir_r().
- *
- * Required for x509_crt_parse_path() in non-Windows systems.
- *
- * Comment if your system does not have support.
- */
-#define POLARSSL_HAVE_READDIR_R
-
-/**
  * \def POLARSSL_HAVE_TIME
  *
  * System has time.h and time() / localtime()  / gettimeofday().
diff --git a/include/polarssl/x509_crt.h b/include/polarssl/x509_crt.h
index a5ab178..4e7bbb7 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/x509_crt.h
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@
  *                 of failed certificates it encountered. If none complete
  *                 correctly, the first error is returned.
  *
+ * \warning        This function is NOT thread-safe unless
+ *                 POLARSSL_THREADING_PTHREADS is defined. If you're using an
+ *                 alternative threading implementation, you should either use
+ *                 this function only in the main thread, or mutex it.
+ *
  * \param chain    points to the start of the chain
  * \param path     directory / folder to read the certificate files from
  *
diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index 6382c53..63ab403 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 #define polarssl_free       free
 #endif
 
+#if defined(POLARSSL_THREADING_C)
+#include "polarssl/threading.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(EFIX64) && !defined(EFI32)
@@ -936,6 +940,10 @@
     return( ret );
 }
 
+#if defined(POLARSSL_THREADING_PTHREAD)
+static threading_mutex_t readdir_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+#endif
+
 int x509_crt_parse_path( x509_crt *chain, const char *path )
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -991,29 +999,29 @@
 
     FindClose( hFind );
 #else /* _WIN32 */
-#if defined(POLARSSL_HAVE_READDIR_R)
-    int t_ret, i;
+    int t_ret;
     struct stat sb;
-    struct dirent entry, *result = NULL;
+    struct dirent *entry;
     char entry_name[255];
     DIR *dir = opendir( path );
 
     if( dir == NULL)
         return( POLARSSL_ERR_X509_FILE_IO_ERROR );
 
-    while( ( t_ret = readdir_r( dir, &entry, &result ) ) == 0 )
+#if defined(POLARSSL_THREADING_PTHREAD)
+    if( ( ret = polarssl_mutex_lock( &readdir_mutex ) ) != 0 )
+        return( ret );
+#endif
+
+    while( ( entry = readdir( dir ) ) != NULL )
     {
-        if( result == NULL )
-            break;
+        snprintf( entry_name, sizeof entry_name, "%s/%s", path, entry->d_name );
 
-        snprintf( entry_name, sizeof(entry_name), "%s/%s", path, entry.d_name );
-
-        i = stat( entry_name, &sb );
-
-        if( i == -1 )
+        if( stat( entry_name, &sb ) == -1 )
         {
             closedir( dir );
-            return( POLARSSL_ERR_X509_FILE_IO_ERROR );
+            ret = POLARSSL_ERR_X509_FILE_IO_ERROR;
+            goto cleanup;
         }
 
         if( !S_ISREG( sb.st_mode ) )
@@ -1028,11 +1036,13 @@
             ret += t_ret;
     }
     closedir( dir );
-#else /* POLARSSL_HAVE_READDIR_R */
-    ((void) chain);
-    ((void) path);
-    ret = POLARSSL_ERR_X509_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE;
-#endif /* POLARSSL_HAVE_READDIR_R */
+
+cleanup:
+#if defined(POLARSSL_THREADING_PTHREAD)
+    if( polarssl_mutex_unlock( &readdir_mutex ) != 0 )
+        ret = POLARSSL_ERR_THREADING_MUTEX_ERROR;
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 
     return( ret );
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir1/test-ca.crt b/tests/data_files/dir1/test-ca.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c1d14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir1/test-ca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+Certificate:
+    Data:
+        Version: 3 (0x2)
+        Serial Number: 0 (0x0)
+        Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        Issuer: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Validity
+            Not Before: Feb 12 14:44:00 2011 GMT
+            Not After : Feb 12 14:44:00 2021 GMT
+        Subject: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Subject Public Key Info:
+            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
+            RSA Public Key: (2048 bit)
+                Modulus (2048 bit):
+                    00:c0:df:37:fc:17:bb:e0:96:9d:3f:86:de:96:32:
+                    7d:44:a5:16:a0:cd:21:f1:99:d4:ec:ea:cb:7c:18:
+                    58:08:94:a5:ec:9b:c5:8b:df:1a:1e:99:38:99:87:
+                    1e:7b:c0:8d:39:df:38:5d:70:78:07:d3:9e:d9:93:
+                    e8:b9:72:51:c5:ce:a3:30:52:a9:f2:e7:40:70:14:
+                    cb:44:a2:72:0b:c2:e5:40:f9:3e:e5:a6:0e:b3:f9:
+                    ec:4a:63:c0:b8:29:00:74:9c:57:3b:a8:a5:04:90:
+                    71:f1:bd:83:d9:3f:d6:a5:e2:3c:2a:8f:ef:27:60:
+                    c3:c6:9f:cb:ba:ec:60:7d:b7:e6:84:32:be:4f:fb:
+                    58:26:22:03:5b:d4:b4:d5:fb:f5:e3:96:2e:70:c0:
+                    e4:2e:bd:fc:2e:ee:e2:41:55:c0:34:2e:7d:24:72:
+                    69:cb:47:b1:14:40:83:7d:67:f4:86:f6:31:ab:f1:
+                    79:a4:b2:b5:2e:12:f9:84:17:f0:62:6f:27:3e:13:
+                    58:b1:54:0d:21:9a:73:37:a1:30:cf:6f:92:dc:f6:
+                    e9:fc:ac:db:2e:28:d1:7e:02:4b:23:a0:15:f2:38:
+                    65:64:09:ea:0c:6e:8e:1b:17:a0:71:c8:b3:9b:c9:
+                    ab:e9:c3:f2:cf:87:96:8f:80:02:32:9e:99:58:6f:
+                    a2:d5
+                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
+        X509v3 extensions:
+            X509v3 Basic Constraints:
+                CA:TRUE
+            X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
+                B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+            X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
+                keyid:B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+                DirName:/C=NL/O=PolarSSL/CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+                serial:00
+
+    Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        b8:fd:54:d8:00:54:90:8b:25:b0:27:dd:95:cd:a2:f7:84:07:
+        1d:87:89:4a:c4:78:11:d8:07:b5:d7:22:50:8e:48:eb:62:7a:
+        32:89:be:63:47:53:ff:b6:be:f1:2e:8c:54:c0:99:3f:a0:b9:
+        37:23:72:5f:0d:46:59:8f:d8:47:cd:97:4c:9f:07:0c:12:62:
+        09:3a:24:e4:36:d9:e9:2c:da:38:d0:73:75:61:d7:c1:6c:26:
+        8b:9b:e0:d5:dc:67:ed:8c:6b:33:d7:74:22:3c:4c:db:b5:8d:
+        2a:ce:2c:0d:08:59:05:09:05:a6:39:9f:b3:67:1b:e2:83:e5:
+        e1:8f:53:f6:67:93:c7:f9:6f:76:44:58:12:e8:3a:d4:97:e7:
+        e9:c0:3e:a8:7a:72:3d:87:53:1f:e5:2c:84:84:e7:9a:9e:7f:
+        66:d9:1f:9b:f5:13:48:b0:4d:14:d1:de:b2:24:d9:78:7d:f5:
+        35:cc:58:19:d1:d2:99:ef:4d:73:f8:1f:89:d4:5a:d0:52:ce:
+        09:f5:b1:46:51:6a:00:8e:3b:cc:6f:63:01:00:99:ed:9d:a6:
+        08:60:cd:32:18:d0:73:e0:58:71:d9:e5:d2:53:d7:8d:d0:ca:
+        e9:5d:2a:0a:0d:5d:55:ec:21:50:17:16:e6:06:4a:cd:5e:de:
+        f7:e0:e9:54
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDhzCCAm+gAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADA7MQswCQYDVQQGEwJOTDER
+MA8GA1UEChMIUG9sYXJTU0wxGTAXBgNVBAMTEFBvbGFyU1NMIFRlc3QgQ0EwHhcN
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+7Z2mCGDNMhjQc+BYcdnl0lPXjdDK6V0qCg1dVewhUBcW5gZKzV7e9+DpVA==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca.crt b/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c1d14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+Certificate:
+    Data:
+        Version: 3 (0x2)
+        Serial Number: 0 (0x0)
+        Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        Issuer: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Validity
+            Not Before: Feb 12 14:44:00 2011 GMT
+            Not After : Feb 12 14:44:00 2021 GMT
+        Subject: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Subject Public Key Info:
+            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
+            RSA Public Key: (2048 bit)
+                Modulus (2048 bit):
+                    00:c0:df:37:fc:17:bb:e0:96:9d:3f:86:de:96:32:
+                    7d:44:a5:16:a0:cd:21:f1:99:d4:ec:ea:cb:7c:18:
+                    58:08:94:a5:ec:9b:c5:8b:df:1a:1e:99:38:99:87:
+                    1e:7b:c0:8d:39:df:38:5d:70:78:07:d3:9e:d9:93:
+                    e8:b9:72:51:c5:ce:a3:30:52:a9:f2:e7:40:70:14:
+                    cb:44:a2:72:0b:c2:e5:40:f9:3e:e5:a6:0e:b3:f9:
+                    ec:4a:63:c0:b8:29:00:74:9c:57:3b:a8:a5:04:90:
+                    71:f1:bd:83:d9:3f:d6:a5:e2:3c:2a:8f:ef:27:60:
+                    c3:c6:9f:cb:ba:ec:60:7d:b7:e6:84:32:be:4f:fb:
+                    58:26:22:03:5b:d4:b4:d5:fb:f5:e3:96:2e:70:c0:
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+                    69:cb:47:b1:14:40:83:7d:67:f4:86:f6:31:ab:f1:
+                    79:a4:b2:b5:2e:12:f9:84:17:f0:62:6f:27:3e:13:
+                    58:b1:54:0d:21:9a:73:37:a1:30:cf:6f:92:dc:f6:
+                    e9:fc:ac:db:2e:28:d1:7e:02:4b:23:a0:15:f2:38:
+                    65:64:09:ea:0c:6e:8e:1b:17:a0:71:c8:b3:9b:c9:
+                    ab:e9:c3:f2:cf:87:96:8f:80:02:32:9e:99:58:6f:
+                    a2:d5
+                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
+        X509v3 extensions:
+            X509v3 Basic Constraints:
+                CA:TRUE
+            X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
+                B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+            X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
+                keyid:B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+                DirName:/C=NL/O=PolarSSL/CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+                serial:00
+
+    Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        b8:fd:54:d8:00:54:90:8b:25:b0:27:dd:95:cd:a2:f7:84:07:
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+        2a:ce:2c:0d:08:59:05:09:05:a6:39:9f:b3:67:1b:e2:83:e5:
+        e1:8f:53:f6:67:93:c7:f9:6f:76:44:58:12:e8:3a:d4:97:e7:
+        e9:c0:3e:a8:7a:72:3d:87:53:1f:e5:2c:84:84:e7:9a:9e:7f:
+        66:d9:1f:9b:f5:13:48:b0:4d:14:d1:de:b2:24:d9:78:7d:f5:
+        35:cc:58:19:d1:d2:99:ef:4d:73:f8:1f:89:d4:5a:d0:52:ce:
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+        e9:5d:2a:0a:0d:5d:55:ec:21:50:17:16:e6:06:4a:cd:5e:de:
+        f7:e0:e9:54
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca2.crt b/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca2.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d41a420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir2/test-ca2.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIICUjCCAdegAwIBAgIJAMFD4n5iQ8zoMAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMD4xCzAJBgNVBAYT
+Ak5MMREwDwYDVQQKEwhQb2xhclNTTDEcMBoGA1UEAxMTUG9sYXJzc2wgVGVzdCBF
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+uCjn8pwUOkABXK8Mss90fzCfCEOtIA==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir3/Readme b/tests/data_files/dir3/Readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..189dadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir3/Readme
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is just to make sure files that don't parse as certs are ignored.
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca.crt b/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c1d14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+Certificate:
+    Data:
+        Version: 3 (0x2)
+        Serial Number: 0 (0x0)
+        Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        Issuer: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Validity
+            Not Before: Feb 12 14:44:00 2011 GMT
+            Not After : Feb 12 14:44:00 2021 GMT
+        Subject: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+        Subject Public Key Info:
+            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
+            RSA Public Key: (2048 bit)
+                Modulus (2048 bit):
+                    00:c0:df:37:fc:17:bb:e0:96:9d:3f:86:de:96:32:
+                    7d:44:a5:16:a0:cd:21:f1:99:d4:ec:ea:cb:7c:18:
+                    58:08:94:a5:ec:9b:c5:8b:df:1a:1e:99:38:99:87:
+                    1e:7b:c0:8d:39:df:38:5d:70:78:07:d3:9e:d9:93:
+                    e8:b9:72:51:c5:ce:a3:30:52:a9:f2:e7:40:70:14:
+                    cb:44:a2:72:0b:c2:e5:40:f9:3e:e5:a6:0e:b3:f9:
+                    ec:4a:63:c0:b8:29:00:74:9c:57:3b:a8:a5:04:90:
+                    71:f1:bd:83:d9:3f:d6:a5:e2:3c:2a:8f:ef:27:60:
+                    c3:c6:9f:cb:ba:ec:60:7d:b7:e6:84:32:be:4f:fb:
+                    58:26:22:03:5b:d4:b4:d5:fb:f5:e3:96:2e:70:c0:
+                    e4:2e:bd:fc:2e:ee:e2:41:55:c0:34:2e:7d:24:72:
+                    69:cb:47:b1:14:40:83:7d:67:f4:86:f6:31:ab:f1:
+                    79:a4:b2:b5:2e:12:f9:84:17:f0:62:6f:27:3e:13:
+                    58:b1:54:0d:21:9a:73:37:a1:30:cf:6f:92:dc:f6:
+                    e9:fc:ac:db:2e:28:d1:7e:02:4b:23:a0:15:f2:38:
+                    65:64:09:ea:0c:6e:8e:1b:17:a0:71:c8:b3:9b:c9:
+                    ab:e9:c3:f2:cf:87:96:8f:80:02:32:9e:99:58:6f:
+                    a2:d5
+                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
+        X509v3 extensions:
+            X509v3 Basic Constraints:
+                CA:TRUE
+            X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
+                B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+            X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
+                keyid:B4:5A:E4:A5:B3:DE:D2:52:F6:B9:D5:A6:95:0F:EB:3E:BC:C7:FD:FF
+                DirName:/C=NL/O=PolarSSL/CN=PolarSSL Test CA
+                serial:00
+
+    Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
+        b8:fd:54:d8:00:54:90:8b:25:b0:27:dd:95:cd:a2:f7:84:07:
+        1d:87:89:4a:c4:78:11:d8:07:b5:d7:22:50:8e:48:eb:62:7a:
+        32:89:be:63:47:53:ff:b6:be:f1:2e:8c:54:c0:99:3f:a0:b9:
+        37:23:72:5f:0d:46:59:8f:d8:47:cd:97:4c:9f:07:0c:12:62:
+        09:3a:24:e4:36:d9:e9:2c:da:38:d0:73:75:61:d7:c1:6c:26:
+        8b:9b:e0:d5:dc:67:ed:8c:6b:33:d7:74:22:3c:4c:db:b5:8d:
+        2a:ce:2c:0d:08:59:05:09:05:a6:39:9f:b3:67:1b:e2:83:e5:
+        e1:8f:53:f6:67:93:c7:f9:6f:76:44:58:12:e8:3a:d4:97:e7:
+        e9:c0:3e:a8:7a:72:3d:87:53:1f:e5:2c:84:84:e7:9a:9e:7f:
+        66:d9:1f:9b:f5:13:48:b0:4d:14:d1:de:b2:24:d9:78:7d:f5:
+        35:cc:58:19:d1:d2:99:ef:4d:73:f8:1f:89:d4:5a:d0:52:ce:
+        09:f5:b1:46:51:6a:00:8e:3b:cc:6f:63:01:00:99:ed:9d:a6:
+        08:60:cd:32:18:d0:73:e0:58:71:d9:e5:d2:53:d7:8d:d0:ca:
+        e9:5d:2a:0a:0d:5d:55:ec:21:50:17:16:e6:06:4a:cd:5e:de:
+        f7:e0:e9:54
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca2.crt b/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca2.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d41a420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir3/test-ca2.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index 567dcd2..85e7728 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -722,3 +722,15 @@
 
 X509 CRL ASN1 (TBSCertList, no entries)
 x509parse_crl:"30463031020100300d06092a864886f70d01010e0500300f310d300b0603550403130441424344170c303930313031303030303030300d06092a864886f70d01010e050003020001":"CRL version   \: 1\nissuer name   \: CN=ABCD\nthis update   \: 2009-01-01 00\:00\:00\nnext update   \: 0000-00-00 00\:00\:00\nRevoked certificates\:\nsigned using  \: RSA with SHA-224\n":0
+
+X509 CRT parse path #1 (empty dir)
+x509_crt_parse_path:"data_files/dir0":0:0
+
+X509 CRT parse path #2 (one cert)
+x509_crt_parse_path:"data_files/dir1":0:1
+
+X509 CRT parse path #3 (two certs)
+x509_crt_parse_path:"data_files/dir2":0:2
+
+X509 CRT parse path #4 (two certs, one non-cert)
+x509_crt_parse_path:"data_files/dir3":1:2
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
index ff57058..4cc0803 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
@@ -224,6 +224,27 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:POLARSSL_FS_IO:POLARSSL_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
+void x509_crt_parse_path( char *crt_path, int ret, int nb_crt )
+{
+    x509_crt chain, *cur;
+    int i;
+
+    x509_crt_init( &chain );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( x509_crt_parse_path( &chain, crt_path ) == ret );
+
+    /* Check how many certs we got */
+    for( i = 0, cur = &chain; cur != NULL; cur = cur->next )
+        if( cur->raw.p != NULL )
+            i++;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( i == nb_crt );
+
+    x509_crt_init( &chain );
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
 /* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:POLARSSL_X509_CRT_PARSE_C:POLARSSL_SELF_TEST */
 void x509_selftest()
 {