diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
index b0088d4ce08..1a1ad98134c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void terminate_on_exception(T &&t)
 
 void *QThreadPrivate::start(void *arg)
 {
-#if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+#ifdef PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE
     pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, nullptr);
 #endif
     pthread_cleanup_push(QThreadPrivate::finish, arg);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void *QThreadPrivate::start(void *arg)
 #endif
 
         emit thr->started(QThread::QPrivateSignal());
-#if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+#ifdef PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE
         pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, nullptr);
         pthread_testcancel();
 #endif