diff --git a/paramiko/_winapi.py b/paramiko/_winapi.py
index 9af8add..b875924 100644
--- a/paramiko/_winapi.py
+++ b/paramiko/_winapi.py
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import ctypes
 import ctypes.wintypes
 import __builtin__
 
+try:
+        USHORT = ctypes.wintypes.USHORT
+except AttributeError:
+        USHORT = ctypes.c_ushort
+
 ######################
 # jaraco.windows.error
 
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ class SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR(ctypes.Structure):
 		PACL Dacl;
 		}   SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR;
 	"""
-	SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL = ctypes.wintypes.USHORT
+	SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL = USHORT
 	REVISION = 1
 
 	_fields_ = [
diff --git a/paramiko/win_pageant.py b/paramiko/win_pageant.py
index de1cd64..a7aea87 100644
--- a/paramiko/win_pageant.py
+++ b/paramiko/win_pageant.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Functions for communicating with Pageant, the basic windows ssh agent program.
 
 from __future__ import with_statement
 
-import struct
-import threading
 import array
-import platform
 import ctypes.wintypes
+import platform
+import struct
+import thread
 
 from . import _winapi
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def _query_pageant(msg):
         return None
 
     # create a name for the mmap
-    map_name = 'PageantRequest%08x' % threading.current_thread().ident
+    map_name = 'PageantRequest%08x' % thread.get_ident()
 
     pymap = _winapi.MemoryMap(map_name, _AGENT_MAX_MSGLEN,
         _winapi.get_security_attributes_for_user(),