--- a/src/vde_router/vde_router.c
+++ b/src/vde_router/vde_router.c
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
+
 static char *mgmt;
 static int mgmtmode=0700;
 static char *progname;
@@ -1123,7 +1127,11 @@
 		selected->dhcpd_started = 1;
 		pthread_create(&selected->dhcpd, 0, dhcp_server_loop, dhcpd_settings);
 	} else if (selected->dhcpd_started) {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_cancel(selected->dhcpd);
+#else
+		pthread_kill(selected->dhcpd, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 		selected->dhcpd_started = 0;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1176,7 +1184,11 @@
 		}
 		pthread_create(&olsr_thread, 0, vder_olsr_loop, olsr_settings);
 	} else {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_cancel(olsr_thread);
+#else
+		pthread_kill(olsr_thread, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 		/* stop */
 	}
 	return 0;
--- a/src/vde_router/vder_dhcp.c
+++ b/src/vde_router/vder_dhcp.c
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <string.h>
+static void thread_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static struct vder_dhcp_negotiation *Negotiation_list;
 static struct vder_udp_socket *udpsock;
 static struct vder_dhcpd_settings Settings;
@@ -204,6 +212,15 @@
 
 void *dhcp_server_loop(void *ptr_settings)
 {
+#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
+
 	uint32_t from_ip;
 	uint16_t from_port;
 
--- a/src/vde_router/vder_olsr.c
+++ b/src/vde_router/vder_olsr.c
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <string.h>
+static void thread_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
 
 #define OLSR_MSG_INTERVAL 2000
 #define DGRAM_MAX_SIZE 1800
@@ -696,6 +703,15 @@
 
 void *vder_olsr_loop(void *olsr_settings)
 {
+#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
+
 	uint32_t from_ip;
 	uint16_t from_port;
 	unsigned char buffer[DGRAM_MAX_SIZE];