diff --git a/src/julia/libjulia.py b/src/julia/libjulia.py
index 6ef1a2d8..520c552f 100644
--- a/src/julia/libjulia.py
+++ b/src/julia/libjulia.py
@@ -238,9 +238,12 @@ def _windows_pathhack(self):
     @property
     def jl_init_with_image(self):
         try:
-            return self.libjulia.jl_init_with_image
+            try:
+                return self.libjulia.jl_init_with_image
+            except AttributeError:
+                return self.libjulia.jl_init_with_image__threading
         except AttributeError:
-            return self.libjulia.jl_init_with_image__threading
+            return self.libjulia.jl_init__threading
 
     def init_julia(self, options=None):
         """