--- a/src/ec_threads.c
+++ b/src/ec_threads.c
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ pthread_t ec_thread_new_detached(char *n
    return id;
 }
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+static void thread_signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+   pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* 
  * set the state of a thread 
  * all the new thread MUST call this on startup
@@ -250,8 +257,17 @@ void ec_thread_init(void)
     * allow a thread to be cancelled as soon as the
     * cancellation  request  is received
     */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
    pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
+#else
+   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
 
    /* sync with the creator */ 
    if ((e = pthread_cond_signal(&init_cond)))
@@ -275,7 +291,11 @@ void ec_thread_destroy(pthread_t id)
 
 
    /* send the cancel signal to the thread */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
    pthread_cancel((pthread_t)id);
+#else
+   pthread_kill((pthread_t)id, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 
 
    DEBUG_MSG("ec_thread_destroy -- [%s] terminated", ec_thread_getname(id));
@@ -331,7 +351,11 @@ void ec_thread_kill_all(void)
          DEBUG_MSG("ec_thread_kill_all -- terminating %lu [%s]", PTHREAD_ID(current->t.id), current->t.name);
 
          /* send the cancel signal to the thread */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
          pthread_cancel((pthread_t)current->t.id);
+#else
+         pthread_kill((pthread_t)current->t.id, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
          
 #ifndef BROKEN_PTHREAD_JOIN
          if (!current->t.detached) {