diff --git a/include/my_pthread.h b/include/my_pthread.h
index 13b7cf93d6f..51202d6665e 100644
--- a/include/my_pthread.h
+++ b/include/my_pthread.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ extern int pthread_mutex_destroy (pthread_mutex_t *);
 #define pthread_mutex_unlock(A)  LeaveCriticalSection(A)
 #define pthread_mutex_destroy(A) DeleteCriticalSection(A)
 #define my_pthread_setprio(A,B)  SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), (B))
-#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy(ESRCH)
+#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy((A) ? 0 : ESRCH)
 #endif /* OS2 */
 
 /* Dummy defines for easier code */
@@ -445,14 +445,14 @@ struct tm *gmtime_r(const time_t *clock, struct tm *res);
 #define pthread_attr_setdetachstate(A,B) pthread_dummy(0)
 #define pthread_create(A,B,C,D) pthread_create((A),*(B),(C),(D))
 #define pthread_sigmask(A,B,C) sigprocmask((A),(B),(C))
-#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy(ESRCH)
+#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy((A) ? 0 : ESRCH)
 #undef	pthread_detach_this_thread
 #define pthread_detach_this_thread() { pthread_t tmp=pthread_self() ; pthread_detach(&tmp); }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DARWIN5_THREADS
 #define pthread_sigmask(A,B,C) sigprocmask((A),(B),(C))
-#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy(ESRCH)
+#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy((A) ? 0 : ESRCH)
 #define pthread_condattr_init(A) pthread_dummy(0)
 #define pthread_condattr_destroy(A) pthread_dummy(0)
 #undef	pthread_detach_this_thread
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ struct tm *gmtime_r(const time_t *clock, struct tm *res);
 #ifndef pthread_sigmask
 #define pthread_sigmask(A,B,C) sigprocmask((A),(B),(C))
 #endif
-#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy(ESRCH)
+#define pthread_kill(A,B) pthread_dummy((A) ? 0 : ESRCH)
 #undef	pthread_detach_this_thread
 #define pthread_detach_this_thread() { pthread_t tmp=pthread_self() ; pthread_detach(&tmp); }
 #elif !defined(__NETWARE__) /* HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_CREATE && !HAVE_SIGWAIT */