--- ./src/eventhandler.c~	2025-03-26 14:52:29.000000000 +0000
+++ ./src/eventhandler.c	2025-03-28 15:40:41.361582453 +0000
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 	if ((IFD_SUCCESS == rv) && (1 == dwGetSize) && ucGetData[0])
 	{
 		Log1(PCSC_LOG_INFO, "Killing polling thread");
-		(void)pthread_cancel(rContext->pthThread);
+		(void)pthread_kill(rContext->pthThread, SIGUSR2);
 	}
 	else
 	{