diff --git a/quaddtype/meson.build b/quaddtype/meson.build
index e50f6937..735db3fc 100644
--- a/quaddtype/meson.build
+++ b/quaddtype/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,44 @@ if openmp_dep.found()
     dependencies += openmp_dep
 endif
 
+# Thread-local storage detection (borrowed from NumPy)
+optional_variable_attributes = [
+  ['thread_local', 'HAVE_THREAD_LOCAL'],    # C23
+  ['_Thread_local', 'HAVE__THREAD_LOCAL'],  # C11/C17
+  ['__thread', 'HAVE___THREAD'],           # GCC/Clang
+  ['__declspec(thread)', 'HAVE___DECLSPEC_THREAD_']  # MSVC
+]
+
+if not is_variable('cdata')
+  cdata = configuration_data()
+endif
+
+foreach optional_attr: optional_variable_attributes
+  attr = optional_attr[0]
+  code = '''
+    #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wattributes"
+    #pragma clang diagnostic error "-Wattributes"
+    
+    int @0@ foo;
+    
+    int main() {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  '''.format(attr)
+  
+  if c.compiles(code, name: optional_attr[0])
+    cdata.set10(optional_attr[1], true)
+    message('Thread-local storage support found: @0@'.format(attr))
+  endif
+endforeach
+
+configure_file(
+  output: 'quaddtype_config.h',
+  configuration: cdata
+)
+
+build_includes = include_directories('.')
+
 includes = include_directories(
     [
         incdir_numpy,
@@ -84,5 +122,5 @@ py.extension_module('_quaddtype_main',
   dependencies: dependencies,
   install: true,
   subdir: 'numpy_quaddtype',
-  include_directories: includes
+  include_directories: [includes, build_includes]
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/dragon4.c b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/dragon4.c
index 34ad4cbb..8e96c0bc 100644
--- a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/dragon4.c
+++ b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/dragon4.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Modifications are specific to support the SLEEF_QUAD
 #include <sleef.h>
 #include <sleefquad.h>
 
+#include "quaddtype_config.h"
+
+
 #define PY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL QuadPrecType_ARRAY_API
 #define PY_UFUNC_UNIQUE_SYMBOL QuadPrecType_UFUNC_API
 #define NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API NPY_2_0_API_VERSION
@@ -22,6 +25,21 @@ Modifications are specific to support the SLEEF_QUAD
 #include "dtype.h"
 #include "scalar.h"
 
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    #define NPY_TLS thread_local
+#elif defined(HAVE_THREAD_LOCAL)
+    #define NPY_TLS thread_local
+#elif defined(HAVE__THREAD_LOCAL)
+    #define NPY_TLS _Thread_local
+#elif defined(HAVE___THREAD)
+    #define NPY_TLS __thread
+#elif defined(HAVE___DECLSPEC_THREAD_)
+    #define NPY_TLS __declspec(thread)
+#else
+    #define NPY_TLS
+#endif
+
 #if 0
 #define DEBUG_ASSERT(stmnt) assert(stmnt)
 #else
diff --git a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/quaddtype_main.c b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/quaddtype_main.c
index 929927a4..734de21b 100644
--- a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/quaddtype_main.c
+++ b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/quaddtype_main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,29 @@ py_is_longdouble_128(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef SLEEF_QUAD_C
+static const Sleef_quad SMALLEST_SUBNORMAL_VALUE = SLEEF_QUAD_DENORM_MIN;
+#else
+// Use the exact same struct layout as the original buggy code
+static const union {
+    struct {
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+        uint64_t h, l;
+#else
+        uint64_t l, h;
+#endif
+    } parts;
+    Sleef_quad value;
+} smallest_subnormal_const = {.parts = {
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+                                      .h = 0x0000000000000000ULL, .l = 0x0000000000000001ULL
+#else
+                                      .l = 0x0000000000000001ULL, .h = 0x0000000000000000ULL
+#endif
+                              }};
+#define SMALLEST_SUBNORMAL_VALUE (smallest_subnormal_const.value)
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *
 get_sleef_constant(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -71,7 +94,7 @@ get_sleef_constant(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         result->value.sleef_value = SLEEF_QUAD_MIN;
     }
     else if (strcmp(constant_name, "smallest_subnormal") == 0) {
-        result->value.sleef_value = SLEEF_QUAD_DENORM_MIN;
+        result->value.sleef_value = SMALLEST_SUBNORMAL_VALUE;
     }
     else if (strcmp(constant_name, "bits") == 0) {
         Py_DECREF(result);
diff --git a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/scalar.c b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/scalar.c
index 6c2e4b51..6d82d198 100644
--- a/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/scalar.c
+++ b/quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/scalar.c
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
 #include "scalar_ops.h"
 #include "dragon4.h"
 
+
 QuadPrecisionObject *
 QuadPrecision_raw_new(QuadBackendType backend)
 {
-    QuadPrecisionObject *new = PyObject_New(QuadPrecisionObject, &QuadPrecision_Type);
+    QuadPrecisionObject *new;
+    new = PyObject_New(QuadPrecisionObject, &QuadPrecision_Type);
+
     if (!new)
         return NULL;
     new->backend = backend;
diff --git a/quaddtype/tests/test_quaddtype.py b/quaddtype/tests/test_quaddtype.py
index 0a2cf3ff..1833c4e6 100644
--- a/quaddtype/tests/test_quaddtype.py
+++ b/quaddtype/tests/test_quaddtype.py
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ def test_finfo_constant(name):
     assert isinstance(getattr(numpy_quaddtype, name), QuadPrecision)
 
 
+def test_smallest_subnormal_value():
+    """Test that smallest_subnormal has the correct value across all platforms."""
+    smallest_sub = numpy_quaddtype.smallest_subnormal
+    repr_str = repr(smallest_sub)
+    
+    # The repr should show QuadPrecision('6.0e-4966', backend='sleef')
+    assert "6.0e-4966" in repr_str, f"Expected '6.0e-4966' in repr, got {repr_str}"
+    
+    assert smallest_sub > 0, "smallest_subnormal should be positive"
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("name,value", [("bits", 128), ("precision", 33)])
 def test_finfo_int_constant(name, value):
     assert getattr(numpy_quaddtype, name) == value