diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recv.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recv.c
index 6dd556cc12..b9ed067265 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recv.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recv.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <hurd/fd.h>
 #include <hurd/socket.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
 
 /* Read N bytes into BUF from socket FD.
    Returns the number read or -1 for errors.  */
@@ -36,13 +37,17 @@ __recv (int fd, void *buf, size_t n, int flags)
   mach_msg_type_number_t nports = 0;
   char *cdata = NULL;
   mach_msg_type_number_t clen = 0;
+  int cancel_oldtype;
 
+  cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
   err = HURD_DPORT_USE (fd, __socket_recv (port, &addrport,
 					       flags, &bufp, &nread,
 					       &ports, &nports,
 					       &cdata, &clen,
 					       &flags,
 					       n));
+  LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
+
   if (err == MIG_BAD_ID || err == EOPNOTSUPP)
     /* The file did not grok the socket protocol.  */
     err = ENOTSOCK;
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvfrom.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvfrom.c
index 4479158d70..ed3d970722 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvfrom.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvfrom.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <hurd.h>
 #include <hurd/fd.h>
 #include <hurd/socket.h>
+#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
 
 /* Read N bytes into BUF through socket FD.
    If ADDR is not NULL, fill in *ADDR_LEN bytes of it with tha address of
@@ -39,13 +40,18 @@ __recvfrom (int fd, void *buf, size_t n, int flags, __SOCKADDR_ARG addrarg,
   char *cdata = NULL;
   mach_msg_type_number_t clen = 0;
   struct sockaddr *addr = addrarg.__sockaddr__;
-
-  if (err = HURD_DPORT_USE (fd, __socket_recv (port, &addrport,
-					       flags, &bufp, &nread,
-					       &ports, &nports,
-					       &cdata, &clen,
-					       &flags,
-					       n)))
+  int cancel_oldtype;
+
+  cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
+  err = HURD_DPORT_USE (fd, __socket_recv (port, &addrport,
+					   flags, &bufp, &nread,
+					   &ports, &nports,
+					   &cdata, &clen,
+					   &flags,
+					   n));
+  LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
+
+  if (err)
     return __hurd_sockfail (fd, flags, err);
 
   /* Get address data for the returned address port if requested.  */
@@ -55,7 +61,9 @@ __recvfrom (int fd, void *buf, size_t n, int flags, __SOCKADDR_ARG addrarg,
       mach_msg_type_number_t buflen = *addr_len;
       int type;
 
+      cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
       err = __socket_whatis_address (addrport, &type, &buf, &buflen);
+      LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
       if (err == EOPNOTSUPP)
 	/* If the protocol server can't tell us the address, just return a
 	   zero-length one.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvmsg.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvmsg.c
index 4297a90b32..75c5f37f0e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvmsg.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/recvmsg.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <hurd.h>
 #include <hurd/fd.h>
 #include <hurd/socket.h>
+#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
 
 /* Receive a message as described by MESSAGE from socket FD.
    Returns the number of bytes read or -1 for errors.  */
@@ -42,12 +43,16 @@ __libc_recvmsg (int fd, struct msghdr *message, int flags)
   int nfds, *opened_fds = NULL;
   int i, ii, j;
   int newfds;
+  int cancel_oldtype;
 
   error_t reauthenticate (mach_port_t port, mach_port_t *result)
     {
       error_t err;
       mach_port_t ref;
       ref = __mach_reply_port ();
+      int cancel_oldtype;
+
+      cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
       do
 	err = __io_reauthenticate (port, ref, MACH_MSG_TYPE_MAKE_SEND);
       while (err == EINTR);
@@ -57,6 +62,8 @@ __libc_recvmsg (int fd, struct msghdr *message, int flags)
 					  ref, MACH_MSG_TYPE_MAKE_SEND,
 					  result));
 	while (err == EINTR);
+      LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
+
       __mach_port_destroy (__mach_task_self (), ref);
       return err;
     }
@@ -78,11 +85,14 @@ __libc_recvmsg (int fd, struct msghdr *message, int flags)
     }
 
   buf = data;
-  if (err = HURD_DPORT_USE (fd, __socket_recv (port, &aport,
-					       flags, &data, &len,
-					       &ports, &nports,
-					       &cdata, &clen,
-					       &message->msg_flags, amount)))
+  cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
+  err = HURD_DPORT_USE (fd, __socket_recv (port, &aport,
+					   flags, &data, &len,
+					   &ports, &nports,
+					   &cdata, &clen,
+					   &message->msg_flags, amount));
+  LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
+  if (err)
     return __hurd_sockfail (fd, flags, err);
 
   if (message->msg_name != NULL && aport != MACH_PORT_NULL)
@@ -91,7 +101,10 @@ __libc_recvmsg (int fd, struct msghdr *message, int flags)
       mach_msg_type_number_t buflen = message->msg_namelen;
       int type;
 
+      cancel_oldtype = LIBC_CANCEL_ASYNC();
       err = __socket_whatis_address (aport, &type, &buf, &buflen);
+      LIBC_CANCEL_RESET (cancel_oldtype);
+
       if (err == EOPNOTSUPP)
 	/* If the protocol server can't tell us the address, just return a
 	   zero-length one.  */
