diff --git a/src/common/classes/alloc.cpp b/src/common/classes/alloc.cpp
index 17719f471e..f7b8014818 100644
--- a/src/common/classes/alloc.cpp
+++ b/src/common/classes/alloc.cpp
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void MemoryPool::deletePool(MemoryPool* pool)
 	pool->decrement_mapping(pool->mapped_memory);
 	
 	// Free mutex
-	pool->lock.~Mutex();
+	pool->lock.~Spinlock();
 	
 	// Order of deallocation is of significance because
 	// we delete our pool in process
diff --git a/src/common/classes/alloc.h b/src/common/classes/alloc.h
index 439124f44c..5b9e50998d 100644
--- a/src/common/classes/alloc.h
+++ b/src/common/classes/alloc.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private:
 	// accounted locally, i.e. redirect_amount and parent_redirected linked list
 	// are synchronized with parent pool mutex only. All other pool members are 
 	// synchronized with this mutex.
-	Mutex lock;
+	Spinlock lock;
 	
 	// Current usage counters for pool. Used to move pool to different statistics group
 	AtomicCounter used_memory;
diff --git a/src/common/classes/locks.cpp b/src/common/classes/locks.cpp
index ed15201b0e..b790a26066 100644
--- a/src/common/classes/locks.cpp
+++ b/src/common/classes/locks.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ namespace Firebird {
 #define INIT_SPIN_COUNT ((tSetCriticalSectionSpinCount *)(0))
 
 tSetCriticalSectionSpinCount* 
-	Mutex::SetCriticalSectionSpinCount = INIT_SPIN_COUNT;
+	Spinlock::SetCriticalSectionSpinCount = INIT_SPIN_COUNT;
 
-Mutex::Mutex() {
-	InitializeCriticalSection(&spinlock);
+Spinlock::Spinlock() {
 	if (SetCriticalSectionSpinCount == MISS_SPIN_COUNT)
 		return;
 	if (SetCriticalSectionSpinCount == INIT_SPIN_COUNT) {
diff --git a/src/common/classes/locks.h b/src/common/classes/locks.h
index 213af10958..69841b2218 100644
--- a/src/common/classes/locks.h
+++ b/src/common/classes/locks.h
@@ -51,29 +51,39 @@ namespace Firebird {
 #ifdef MULTI_THREAD
 #ifdef WIN_NT
 
-// Process-local spinlock. Used to manage memory heaps in threaded environment.
+// Generic process-local mutex and spinlock. The latter
+// is used to manage memory heaps in a threaded environment.
+
 // Windows version of the class
 
+class Mutex {
+protected:
+	CRITICAL_SECTION spinlock;
+public:
+	Mutex() {
+		InitializeCriticalSection(&spinlock);
+	}
+	virtual ~Mutex() {
+		DeleteCriticalSection(&spinlock);
+	}
+	virtual void enter() {
+		EnterCriticalSection(&spinlock);
+	}
+	virtual void leave() {
+		LeaveCriticalSection(&spinlock);
+	}
+};
+
 typedef WINBASEAPI DWORD WINAPI tSetCriticalSectionSpinCount (
 	LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection,
 	DWORD dwSpinCount
 );
 
-class Mutex {
+class Spinlock : public Mutex {
 private:
-	CRITICAL_SECTION spinlock;
 	static tSetCriticalSectionSpinCount* SetCriticalSectionSpinCount;
 public:
-	Mutex();
-	~Mutex() {
-		DeleteCriticalSection(&spinlock);
-	}
-	void enter() {
-		EnterCriticalSection(&spinlock);
-	}
-	void leave() {
-		LeaveCriticalSection(&spinlock);
-	}
+	Spinlock();
 };
 
 #else //WIN_NT
@@ -102,6 +112,8 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+typedef Mutex Spinlock;
+
 #else  //SOLARIS_MT
 
 // Pthreads version of the class
@@ -127,6 +139,28 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+class Spinlock {
+private:
+	pthread_spinlock_t spinlock;
+public:
+	Spinlock() {
+		if (pthread_spin_init(&spinlock, false))
+			system_call_failed::raise("pthread_spin_init");
+	}
+	~Spinlock() {
+		if (pthread_spin_destroy(&spinlock))
+			system_call_failed::raise("pthread_spin_destroy");
+	}
+	void enter() {
+		if (pthread_spin_lock(&spinlock))
+			system_call_failed::raise("pthread_spin_lock");
+	}
+	void leave() {
+		if (pthread_spin_unlock(&spinlock))
+			system_call_failed::raise("pthread_spin_unlock");
+	}
+};
+
 #endif //SOLARIS_MT
 
 #endif //WIN_NT
@@ -146,6 +180,8 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+typedef Mutex Spinlock;
+
 #endif //MULTI_THREAD
 
 // RAII holder of mutex lock