--- a/src/contrib/conn_pool.c
+++ b/src/contrib/conn_pool.c
@@ -63,10 +63,26 @@
 	return fd;
 }
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+static void thread_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void *closing_thread(void *_arg)
 {
 	conn_pool_t *pool = _arg;
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	struct sigaction actions;
+	memset(&actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
+	sigemptyset(&actions.sa_mask);
+	actions.sa_flags = 0;
+	actions.sa_handler = thread_signal_handler;
+	sigaction(SIGUSR2, &actions, NULL);
+#endif
+
 	while (true) {
 		knot_time_t now = knot_time(), next = 0;
 		knot_timediff_t timeout = conn_pool_timeout(pool, 0);
@@ -117,7 +133,11 @@
 void conn_pool_deinit(conn_pool_t *pool)
 {
 	if (pool != NULL) {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_cancel(pool->closing_thread);
+#else
+		pthread_kill(pool->closing_thread, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 		pthread_join(pool->closing_thread, NULL);
 
 		int fd;
--- a/src/knot/common/stats.c
+++ b/src/knot/common/stats.c
@@ -249,8 +249,24 @@
 	free(file_name);
 }
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+static void thread_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void *dumper(void *data)
 {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	struct sigaction actions;
+	memset(&actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
+	sigemptyset(&actions.sa_mask);
+	actions.sa_flags = 0;
+	actions.sa_handler = thread_signal_handler;
+	sigaction(SIGUSR2, &actions, NULL);
+#endif
+
 	while (true) {
 		assert(stats.timer > 0);
 		sleep(stats.timer);
@@ -291,7 +307,11 @@
 		}
 	// Stop current dumping.
 	} else if (stats.active_dumper) {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_cancel(stats.dumper);
+#else
+		pthread_kill(stats.dumper, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 		pthread_join(stats.dumper, NULL);
 		stats.active_dumper = false;
 	}
@@ -300,7 +320,11 @@
 void stats_deinit(void)
 {
 	if (stats.active_dumper) {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_cancel(stats.dumper);
+#else
+		pthread_kill(stats.dumper, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 		pthread_join(stats.dumper, NULL);
 	}