--- ../ec_threads.c.orig	2019-08-27 20:09:25.304142288 +0200
+++ ./src/ec_threads.c	2019-08-27 20:14:11.753262944 +0200
@@ -233,13 +233,6 @@
    DEBUG_MSG("ec_thread_init -- %lu", PTHREAD_ID(id));
 
    INIT_LOCK;
-   
-   /* 
-    * allow a thread to be cancelled as soon as the
-    * cancellation  request  is received
-    */
-   pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
-   pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
 
    /* sync with the creator */ 
    if ((e = pthread_cond_signal(&init_cond)))
@@ -263,7 +256,7 @@
 
 
    /* send the cancel signal to the thread */
-   pthread_cancel((pthread_t)id);
+   pthread_kill((pthread_t)id, 0);
 
 
    DEBUG_MSG("ec_thread_destroy -- [%s] terminated", ec_thread_getname(id));
@@ -319,7 +312,7 @@
          DEBUG_MSG("ec_thread_kill_all -- terminating %lu [%s]", PTHREAD_ID(current->t.id), current->t.name);
 
          /* send the cancel signal to the thread */
-         pthread_cancel((pthread_t)current->t.id);
+         pthread_kill((pthread_t)current->t.id, 0);
          
 #ifndef BROKEN_PTHREAD_JOIN
          if (!current->t.detached) {