diff --git a/nptl/allocatestack.c b/nptl/allocatestack.c
index fa8100719f..74a8bbc19c 100644
--- a/nptl/allocatestack.c
+++ b/nptl/allocatestack.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ get_cached_stack (size_t *sizep, void **memp)
     }
 
   /* Don't allow setxid until cloned.  */
+  result->setxid_flag = 0;
   result->setxid_futex = -1;
 
   /* Dequeue the entry.  */
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ allocate_stack (const struct pthread_attr *attr, struct pthread **pdp,
 #endif
 
       /* Don't allow setxid until cloned.  */
+      pd->setxid_flag = 0;
       pd->setxid_futex = -1;
 
       /* Allocate the DTV for this thread.  */
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ allocate_stack (const struct pthread_attr *attr, struct pthread **pdp,
 #endif
 
 	  /* Don't allow setxid until cloned.  */
+	  pd->setxid_flag = 0;
 	  pd->setxid_futex = -1;
 
 	  /* Allocate the DTV for this thread.  */
diff --git a/nptl/descr.h b/nptl/descr.h
index 76522b85b3..db011af500 100644
--- a/nptl/descr.h
+++ b/nptl/descr.h
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ struct pthread
   /* Bit set if thread terminated and TCB is freed.  */
 #define TERMINATED_BIT		5
 #define TERMINATED_BITMASK	(0x01 << TERMINATED_BIT)
-  /* Bit set if thread is supposed to change XID.  */
-#define SETXID_BIT		6
-#define SETXID_BITMASK		(0x01 << SETXID_BIT)
 
   /* Flags.  Including those copied from the thread attribute.  */
   int flags;
@@ -338,6 +335,9 @@ struct pthread
   /* Lock to synchronize access to the descriptor.  */
   int lock;
 
+  /* Indicate whether thread is supposed to change XID, it acts a boolean
+     variable (0 means no operation pending).  */
+  int setxid_flag;
   /* Lock for synchronizing setxid calls.  */
   unsigned int setxid_futex;
 
diff --git a/nptl/nptl_setxid.c b/nptl/nptl_setxid.c
index 1bd7b5f803..244536260d 100644
--- a/nptl/nptl_setxid.c
+++ b/nptl/nptl_setxid.c
@@ -75,14 +75,7 @@ __nptl_setxid_sighandler (int sig, siginfo_t *si, void *ctx)
 
   /* Reset the SETXID flag.  */
   struct pthread *self = THREAD_SELF;
-  int flags, newval;
-  do
-    {
-      flags = THREAD_GETMEM (self, cancelhandling);
-      newval = THREAD_ATOMIC_CMPXCHG_VAL (self, cancelhandling,
-					  flags & ~SETXID_BITMASK, flags);
-    }
-  while (flags != newval);
+  atomic_store_release (&self->setxid_flag, 0);
 
   /* And release the futex.  */
   self->setxid_futex = 1;
@@ -96,8 +89,6 @@ libc_hidden_def (__nptl_setxid_sighandler)
 static void
 setxid_mark_thread (struct xid_command *cmdp, struct pthread *t)
 {
-  int ch;
-
   /* Wait until this thread is cloned.  */
   if (t->setxid_futex == -1
       && ! atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&t->setxid_futex, -2, -1))
@@ -108,41 +99,31 @@ setxid_mark_thread (struct xid_command *cmdp, struct pthread *t)
   /* Don't let the thread exit before the setxid handler runs.  */
   t->setxid_futex = 0;
 
-  do
+  /* If thread is exiting right now, ignore it.  */
+  if (atomic_load_acquire (&t->joinstate) == THREAD_STATE_EXITING)
     {
-      ch = t->cancelhandling;
-
-      /* If the thread is exiting right now, ignore it.  */
-      if ((ch & EXITING_BITMASK) != 0)
-        {
-          /* Release the futex if there is no other setxid in
-             progress.  */
-          if ((ch & SETXID_BITMASK) == 0)
-            {
-              t->setxid_futex = 1;
-              futex_wake (&t->setxid_futex, 1, FUTEX_PRIVATE);
-            }
-          return;
+      /* Release the futex if there is no other setxid in progress.  */
+      if (atomic_load_relaxed (&t->setxid_flag) == 0)
+	{
+	  t->setxid_futex = 1;
+	  futex_wake (&t->setxid_futex, 1, FUTEX_PRIVATE);
         }
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Release the futex if there is no other setxid in progress.  */
+  if (atomic_exchange_acquire (&t->setxid_flag, 1) == 0)
+    {
+      t->setxid_futex = 1;
+      futex_wake (&t->setxid_futex, 1, FUTEX_PRIVATE);
     }
-  while (atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&t->cancelhandling,
-                                               ch | SETXID_BITMASK, ch));
 }
 
 
 static void
 setxid_unmark_thread (struct xid_command *cmdp, struct pthread *t)
 {
-  int ch;
-
-  do
-    {
-      ch = t->cancelhandling;
-      if ((ch & SETXID_BITMASK) == 0)
-        return;
-    }
-  while (atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&t->cancelhandling,
-                                               ch & ~SETXID_BITMASK, ch));
+  atomic_store_release (&t->setxid_flag, 0);
 
   /* Release the futex just in case.  */
   t->setxid_futex = 1;
@@ -153,7 +134,7 @@ setxid_unmark_thread (struct xid_command *cmdp, struct pthread *t)
 static int
 setxid_signal_thread (struct xid_command *cmdp, struct pthread *t)
 {
-  if ((t->cancelhandling & SETXID_BITMASK) == 0)
+  if (atomic_load_relaxed (&t->setxid_flag) == 0)
     return 0;
 
   int val;
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_create.c b/nptl/pthread_create.c
index c7d53edbb8..3659f51c46 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_create.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_create.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ start_thread (void *arg)
     advise_stack_range (pd->stackblock, pd->stackblock_size, (uintptr_t) pd,
 			pd->guardsize);
 
-  if (__glibc_unlikely (pd->cancelhandling & SETXID_BITMASK))
+  if (__glibc_unlikely (atomic_load_relaxed (&pd->setxid_flag) == 1))
     {
       /* Some other thread might call any of the setXid functions and expect
 	 us to reply.  In this case wait until we did that.  */
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ start_thread (void *arg)
 	   condition used in the surrounding loop (cancelhandling).  We need
 	   to check and document why this is correct.  */
 	futex_wait_simple (&pd->setxid_futex, 0, FUTEX_PRIVATE);
-      while (pd->cancelhandling & SETXID_BITMASK);
+      while (atomic_load_relaxed (&pd->setxid_flag) == 1);
 
       /* Reset the value so that the stack can be reused.  */
       pd->setxid_futex = 0;
