diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 599b71edd3..8fe0b97a4f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ virMutexInitRecursive;
 virMutexLock;
 virMutexUnlock;
 virOnce;
+virThreadCancel;
 virThreadCreate;
 virThreadID;
 virThreadInitialize;
diff --git a/src/util/virthread.h b/src/util/virthread.h
index c59a2cfddf..ca1306a8ab 100644
--- a/src/util/virthread.h
+++ b/src/util/virthread.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ void virThreadSelf(virThreadPtr thread);
 bool virThreadIsSelf(virThreadPtr thread);
 void virThreadJoin(virThreadPtr thread);
 
+/* This API is *NOT* for general use. It exists solely as a stub
+ * for integration with libselinux AVC callbacks */
+void virThreadCancel(virThreadPtr thread);
+
 /* These next two functions are for debugging only, since they are not
  * guaranteed to give unique values for distinct threads on all
  * architectures, nor are the two functions guaranteed to give the same
diff --git a/src/util/virthreadpthread.c b/src/util/virthreadpthread.c
index 9f02ba1b04..b42b333853 100644
--- a/src/util/virthreadpthread.c
+++ b/src/util/virthreadpthread.c
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ void virThreadJoin(virThreadPtr thread)
     pthread_join(thread->thread, NULL);
 }
 
+void virThreadCancel(virThreadPtr thread)
+{
+    pthread_cancel(thread->thread);
+}
+
 int virThreadLocalInit(virThreadLocalPtr l,
                        virThreadLocalCleanup c)
 {