diff --git a/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp b/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
index 2988e12..c056d69 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
+++ b/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void thread_enable_cancel(bool cancel)
+{
+	cancel ? pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL) :
+		 pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
+}
+
 void Thread::start(void *(*task)(void*), void *arg)
 {
 	assert(mThread==((pthread_t)0));
diff --git a/CommonLibs/Threads.h b/CommonLibs/Threads.h
index 3b76985..4c5b9ee 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/Threads.h
+++ b/CommonLibs/Threads.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 	thread.start((void *(*)(void*))function, (void*)argument);
 
 void set_selfthread_name(const char *name);
+void thread_enable_cancel(bool cancel);
 
 /** A C++ wrapper for pthread threads.  */
 class Thread {
diff --git a/Transceiver52M/device/lms/LMSDevice.cpp b/Transceiver52M/device/lms/LMSDevice.cpp
index b924fa7..0cd41d3 100644
--- a/Transceiver52M/device/lms/LMSDevice.cpp
+++ b/Transceiver52M/device/lms/LMSDevice.cpp
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@
 	LOGLV(DLMS, lvl_map[lvl]) << msg;
 }
 
-static void thread_enable_cancel(bool cancel)
-{
-	cancel ? pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL) :
-		 pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
-}
-
 static void print_range(const char* name, lms_range_t *range)
 {
 	LOGC(DDEV, INFO) << name << ": Min=" << range->min << " Max=" << range->max
diff --git a/Transceiver52M/device/uhd/UHDDevice.cpp b/Transceiver52M/device/uhd/UHDDevice.cpp
index 765150f..46284e5 100644
--- a/Transceiver52M/device/uhd/UHDDevice.cpp
+++ b/Transceiver52M/device/uhd/UHDDevice.cpp
@@ -357,12 +357,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static void thread_enable_cancel(bool cancel)
-{
-	cancel ? pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL) :
-		 pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
-}
-
 uhd_device::uhd_device(size_t tx_sps, size_t rx_sps,
 		       InterfaceType iface, size_t chans, double lo_offset,
 		       const std::vector<std::string>& tx_paths,