diff --git a/htl/Makefile b/htl/Makefile
index 5b0b6023b0..d4418ab9f9 100644
--- a/htl/Makefile
+++ b/htl/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ libpthread-routines := \
   pt-spin-inlines \
   pt-cleanup \
   pt-setcancelstate \
-  pt-setcanceltype \
   pt-testcancel \
   pt-cancel \
   pt-mutex-transfer-np \
@@ -204,6 +203,7 @@ routines := \
   pt-nthreads \
   pt-pthread_self \
   pt-self pt-equal \
+  pt-setcanceltype \
   pt-setschedparam \
   pt-sigmask \
   pt-sigstate \
diff --git a/htl/Versions b/htl/Versions
index 2ebf554cfa..6801d12182 100644
--- a/htl/Versions
+++ b/htl/Versions
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ libc {
     pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol;
     pthread_mutexattr_setpshared;
     pthread_mutexattr_settype;
+    pthread_setcanceltype;
     pthread_sigmask;
   }
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ libpthread {
     pthread_rwlockattr_destroy; pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared;
     pthread_rwlockattr_init; pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared;
 
-    pthread_setcancelstate; pthread_setcanceltype;
+    pthread_setcancelstate;
     pthread_setconcurrency;
     pthread_setschedprio; pthread_setspecific;
 
diff --git a/htl/forward.c b/htl/forward.c
index 636902919e..9455df7316 100644
--- a/htl/forward.c
+++ b/htl/forward.c
@@ -62,7 +62,5 @@ FORWARD (__pthread_setcancelstate, (int state, int *oldstate),
 	 (state, oldstate), 0)
 strong_alias (__pthread_setcancelstate, pthread_setcancelstate);
 
-FORWARD (pthread_setcanceltype, (int type, int *oldtype), (type, oldtype), 0)
-
 FORWARD2 (__pthread_get_cleanup_stack, struct __pthread_cancelation_handler **,
 	  (void), (), return &__pthread_cleanup_stack);
diff --git a/htl/pt-initialize.c b/htl/pt-initialize.c
index 5854bc4967..eba9e12d73 100644
--- a/htl/pt-initialize.c
+++ b/htl/pt-initialize.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 static const struct pthread_functions pthread_functions = {
   .ptr___pthread_exit = __pthread_exit,
   .ptr___pthread_setcancelstate = __pthread_setcancelstate,
-  .ptr_pthread_setcanceltype = __pthread_setcanceltype,
   .ptr___pthread_get_cleanup_stack = __pthread_get_cleanup_stack,
   .ptr_pthread_once = __pthread_once,
   .ptr_pthread_rwlock_rdlock = __pthread_rwlock_rdlock,
diff --git a/htl/pt-setcanceltype.c b/htl/pt-setcanceltype.c
index f9474f9c39..0b76fbfbd6 100644
--- a/htl/pt-setcanceltype.c
+++ b/htl/pt-setcanceltype.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <pthread.h>
-
+#include <shlib-compat.h>
 #include <pt-internal.h>
 
 int
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ __pthread_setcanceltype (int type, int *oldtype)
 
   return 0;
 }
+libc_hidden_def (__pthread_setcanceltype)
+versioned_symbol (libc, __pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_setcanceltype, GLIBC_2_21);
 
-weak_alias (__pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_setcanceltype);
+#if OTHER_SHLIB_COMPAT (libpthread, GLIBC_2_12, GLIBC_2_21)
+compat_symbol (libc, __pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_setcanceltype, GLIBC_2_12);
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/htl/pthread-functions.h b/sysdeps/htl/pthread-functions.h
index 45f15c2641..9788085b83 100644
--- a/sysdeps/htl/pthread-functions.h
+++ b/sysdeps/htl/pthread-functions.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 void __pthread_exit (void *) __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
 int __pthread_setcancelstate (int, int *);
-int __pthread_setcanceltype (int, int *);
 struct __pthread_cancelation_handler **__pthread_get_cleanup_stack (void);
 int __pthread_once (pthread_once_t *, void (*) (void));
 int __pthread_rwlock_rdlock (pthread_rwlock_t *);
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ struct pthread_functions
 {
   void (*ptr___pthread_exit) (void *) __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
   int (*ptr___pthread_setcancelstate) (int, int *);
-  int (*ptr_pthread_setcanceltype) (int, int *);
   struct __pthread_cancelation_handler **(*ptr___pthread_get_cleanup_stack) (void);
   int (*ptr_pthread_once) (pthread_once_t *, void (*) (void));
   int (*ptr_pthread_rwlock_rdlock) (pthread_rwlock_t *);
diff --git a/sysdeps/htl/pthreadP.h b/sysdeps/htl/pthreadP.h
index c39c7f117b..889a63200d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/htl/pthreadP.h
+++ b/sysdeps/htl/pthreadP.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ extern int __pthread_cond_clockwait (pthread_cond_t *cond,
 libc_hidden_proto (__pthread_cond_clockwait);
 extern int __pthread_cond_destroy (pthread_cond_t *cond);
 libc_hidden_proto (__pthread_cond_destroy);
+
+extern int __pthread_setcanceltype (int __type, int *__oldtype);
+libc_hidden_proto (__pthread_setcanceltype);
 extern int __pthread_sigmask (int, const sigset_t *, sigset_t *);
 libc_hidden_proto (__pthread_sigmask);
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libc.abilist
index 17656eb119..c26eddba3d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libc.abilist
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ GLIBC_2.12 pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_mutexattr_setpshared F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_mutexattr_settype F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_self F
+GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setcanceltype F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setschedparam F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_sigmask F
 GLIBC_2.13 __fentry__ F
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libpthread.abilist b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libpthread.abilist
index 0877c0a84b..30b598ffd9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libpthread.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/libpthread.abilist
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ GLIBC_2.12 pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_rwlockattr_init F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setcancelstate F
-GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setcanceltype F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setconcurrency F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setschedprio F
 GLIBC_2.12 pthread_setspecific F
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/x86_64/libpthread.abilist b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/x86_64/libpthread.abilist
index f4cee89580..800b7935fb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/x86_64/libpthread.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/x86_64/libpthread.abilist
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ GLIBC_2.38 pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_rwlockattr_init F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_setcancelstate F
-GLIBC_2.38 pthread_setcanceltype F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_setconcurrency F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_setschedprio F
 GLIBC_2.38 pthread_setspecific F