-    // wait for the condition to be signaled from Run()
-    // mutex state: currently locked by the thread which created us
-    pthread->m_cond.Wait(pthread->m_mutex);
-    // mutex state: locked again on exit of Wait()
+    // have to declare this before pthread_cleanup_push() which defines a
+    // block!
+    bool dontRunAtAll;
+
+#ifdef wxHAVE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP
+    // install the cleanup handler which will be called if the thread is
+    // cancelled
+    pthread_cleanup_push(wxPthreadCleanup, thread);
+#endif // wxHAVE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP
+
+    // wait for the semaphore to be posted from Run()
+    pthread->m_semRun.Wait();
+
+    // test whether we should run the run at all - may be it was deleted
+    // before it started to Run()?
+    {
+        wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(thread->m_critsect);
+
+        dontRunAtAll = pthread->GetState() == STATE_NEW &&
+                       pthread->WasCancelled();
+    }
+
+    if ( !dontRunAtAll )
+    {
+        // call the main entry
+        wxLogTrace(TRACE_THREADS,
+                   wxT("Thread %p about to enter its Entry()."),
+                   THR_ID(pthread));
+
+        wxTRY
+        {
+            pthread->m_exitcode = thread->Entry();
+
+            wxLogTrace(TRACE_THREADS,
+                       wxT("Thread %p Entry() returned %lu."),
+                       THR_ID(pthread), wxPtrToUInt(pthread->m_exitcode));
+        }
+        wxCATCH_ALL( wxTheApp->OnUnhandledException(); )
+
+        {
+            wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(thread->m_critsect);