diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index c78d5ca3c..9b667707c 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2013-03-26  Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	* libc/stdio/local.h (_STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT):
+	New define.
+	* libc/stdio/fclose.c: Use
+	_STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT.
+	* libc/stdio/freopen.c: Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio64/freopen64.c: Likewise.
+
 2013-03-15  Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	* newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c (glue_with_file): New.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fclose.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fclose.c
index 790496413..fd054feaa 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fclose.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fclose.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ _DEFUN(_fclose_r, (rptr, fp),
 
   /* We can't use the _newlib_flockfile_XXX macros here due to the
      interlocked locking with the sfp_lock. */
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
   int __oldcancel;
   pthread_setcancelstate (PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ _DEFUN(_fclose_r, (rptr, fp),
   if (fp->_flags == 0)		/* not open! */
     {
       _funlockfile (fp);
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
       pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
       return (0);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ _DEFUN(_fclose_r, (rptr, fp),
 #endif
 
   __sfp_lock_release ();
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
   pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
index b33eb1e22..884e56136 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ _DEFUN(_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
 
   /* We can't use the _newlib_flockfile_XXX macros here due to the
      interlocked locking with the sfp_lock. */
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
   int __oldcancel;
   pthread_setcancelstate (PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ _DEFUN(_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
   if ((flags = __sflags (ptr, mode, &oflags)) == 0)
     {
       _funlockfile (fp);
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
       pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
       _fclose_r (ptr, fp);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ _DEFUN(_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
       __lock_close_recursive (fp->_lock);
 #endif
       __sfp_lock_release ();
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
       pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
       return NULL;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ _DEFUN(_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
 #endif
 
   _funlockfile (fp);
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
   pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
   return fp;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
index b4bc5e01a..58a16bd47 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@
    section before reaching the end of the critical section's code end, use
    the appropriate _newlib_XXX_exit macro. */
 
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS) \
+    && !defined (__rtems__)
+#define _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 /* Start a stream oriented critical section: */
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@
 	  pthread_setcancelstate (__oldsfpcancel, &__oldsfpcancel); \
 	}
 
-#else /* __SINGLE_THREAD__ || !_POSIX_THREADS */
+#else /* !_STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT */
 
 # define _newlib_flockfile_start(_fp) \
 	{ \
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@
 		__sfp_lock_release (); \
 	}
 
-#endif /* !__SINGLE_THREAD__ && _POSIX_THREADS */
+#endif /* _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT */
 
 extern u_char *_EXFUN(__sccl, (char *, u_char *fmt));
 extern int    _EXFUN(__svfscanf_r,(struct _reent *,FILE *, _CONST char *,va_list));
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
index db0e1ee0f..dfe36ea3d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ _DEFUN (_freopen64_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
 
   /* We can't use the _newlib_flockfile_XXX macros here due to the
      interlocked locking with the sfp_lock. */
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
   int __oldcancel;
   pthread_setcancelstate (PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ _DEFUN (_freopen64_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
   if ((flags = __sflags (ptr, mode, &oflags)) == 0)
     {
       _funlockfile (fp);
-#if !defined (__SINGLE_THREAD__) && defined (_POSIX_THREADS)
+#ifdef _STDIO_WITH_THREAD_CANCELLATION_SUPPORT
       pthread_setcancelstate (__oldcancel, &__oldcancel);
 #endif
       _fclose_r (ptr, fp);