--- libaitsched/src/tasks.c	2012/08/22 10:38:21	1.13.2.2
+++ libaitsched/src/tasks.c	2012/08/22 23:43:36	1.13.2.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: tasks.c,v 1.13.2.2 2012/08/22 10:38:21 misho Exp $
+* $Id: tasks.c,v 1.13.2.3 2012/08/22 23:43:36 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ _sched_threadJoin(sched_task_t *task)
 		return NULL;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
-	pthread_join((pthread_t) TASK_VAL(task), &ret);
-	TASK_ROOT(task)->root_ret = ret;
+	if (pthread_kill((pthread_t) TASK_VAL(task), 0)) {
+		pthread_join((pthread_t) TASK_VAL(task), &ret);
+		TASK_ROOT(task)->root_ret = ret;
+	} else {
+		usleep(10000);
+		schedTaskSelf(task);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return NULL;