diff --git a/src/thread/cancellation.c b/src/thread/cancellation.c
index 23d23d14..ab7eebcc 100644
--- a/src/thread/cancellation.c
+++ b/src/thread/cancellation.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ void __do_cleanup_pop();
 
 void _pthread_cleanup_push(struct __ptcb *cb, void (*f)(void *), void *x)
 {
+	cb->__f = f;
+	cb->__x = x;
 	__do_cleanup_push(cb, f, x);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/thread/pthread_create.c b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
index d84e50a9..0e1dbb2d 100644
--- a/src/thread/pthread_create.c
+++ b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ void pthread_exit(void *result)
 void __do_cleanup_push(struct __ptcb *cb, void (*f)(void *), void *x)
 {
 	struct pthread *self = pthread_self();
-	cb->__f = f;
-	cb->__x = x;
 	cb->__next = self->cancelbuf;
 	self->cancelbuf = cb;
 }