--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 
 #define FUSE_NODE_SLAB 1
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ struct fuse {
 	struct list_head partial_slabs;
 	struct list_head full_slabs;
 	pthread_t prune_thread;
+	atomic_flag cancel;
 };
 
 struct lock {
@@ -4843,9 +4845,12 @@ static void *fuse_prune_nodes(void *fuse)
 {
 	struct fuse *f = fuse;
 	int sleep_time;
+	atomic_flag_clear(&f->cancel);
 
 	while(1) {
 		sleep_time = fuse_clean_cache(f);
+		if (atomic_flag_test_and_set(&f->cancel)) pthread_exit(NULL);
+		atomic_flag_clear(&f->cancel);
 		sleep(sleep_time);
 	}
 	return NULL;
@@ -4863,7 +4868,7 @@ void fuse_stop_cleanup_thread(struct fuse *f)
 {
 	if (lru_enabled(f)) {
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
-		pthread_cancel(f->prune_thread);
+		atomic_flag_test_and_set(&f->cancel);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
 		pthread_join(f->prune_thread, NULL);
 	}