diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/common.din b/winsup/cygwin/common.din
index a7b4aa2b0..d781922a3 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/common.din
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/common.din
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ pthread_suspend SIGFE
 pthread_testcancel SIGFE
 pthread_timedjoin_np SIGFE
 pthread_tryjoin_np SIGFE
-pthread_yield = sched_yield SIGFE
+pthread_yield SIGFE
 ptsname SIGFE
 ptsname_r SIGFE
 putc SIGFE
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sched.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sched.cc
index fdb8ba738..84df7b9e6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sched.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sched.cc
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ sched_yield ()
   SwitchToThread ();
   return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_ALIAS (sched_yield, pthread_yield)
 
 int
 sched_getcpu ()