Index: libgthumb/image-loader.c
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--- libgthumb/image-loader.c	(revision 1263)
+++ libgthumb/image-loader.c	(working copy)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	priv->loader = NULL;
 	priv->loader_data = NULL;
 
-	priv->thread = g_thread_create (load_image_thread, il, TRUE, NULL);
+	priv->thread = g_thread_create_full (load_image_thread, il, 16384, TRUE, FALSE, G_THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, NULL);
 }
 
 
