diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a850808f8..4e61cc5d40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ EFL_CHECK_GCC_BUILTIN([bswap64], [HAVE_BSWAP64])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([fchmod])
 
-EFL_CHECK_FUNCS([EINA], [dlopen dladdr iconv shm_open splice setxattr getpagesize])
+EFL_CHECK_FUNCS([EINA], [dlopen dladdr iconv shm_open splice setxattr getpagesize prctl])
 
 enable_log="no"
 if test "x${efl_func_fnmatch}" = "xyes" && test "x${want_log}" = "xyes" ; then
diff --git a/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4 b/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
index 39fb5ee5ad..b44f20bc55 100644
--- a/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
+++ b/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ sz = getpagesize();
 ]])
 ])
 
+dnl _EFL_CHECK_FUNC_PRCTL is for internal use
+dnl _EFL_CHECK_FUNC_PRCTL(EFL, VARIABLE)
+AC_DEFUN([_EFL_CHECK_FUNC_PRCTL],
+[EFL_FIND_LIB_FOR_CODE([$1], [], [$2], [[
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+]],
+[[
+prctl(PR_SET_TIMERSLACK, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+]])
+])
+
 dnl Macro that checks function availability
 dnl
 dnl EFL_CHECK_FUNC(EFL, FUNCTION)
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
index c069c96118..66432868d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #endif /* ! _WIN32 */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+# include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "Ecore.h"
 #include "ecore_private.h"
 
@@ -109,6 +113,9 @@ _timer_tick_core(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *thread)
    int ret;
 
    eina_thread_name_set(eina_thread_self(), "Eanimator-timer");
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+   prctl(PR_SET_TIMERSLACK, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+#endif
    while (!ecore_thread_check(thread))
      {
         DBG("------- timer_event_is_busy=%i", timer_event_is_busy);
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_posix.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_posix.c
index 5ad60f9010..14c7d6963f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_posix.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_posix.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
 # include <sys/prctl.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -1017,11 +1017,11 @@ _ecore_exe_exec_it(const char     *exe_cmd,
       }
    }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
    if ((flags & ECORE_EXE_TERM_WITH_PARENT))
-   {
-      prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM);
-   }
+     {
+        prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM);
+     }
 #endif
 
    if (!(flags & ECORE_EXE_NOT_LEADER)) setsid();
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_vsync.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_vsync.c
index 436645e63c..ee43406ab5 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_vsync.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_vsync.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+# include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #define ECORE_X_VSYNC_DRM 1
 
 static Ecore_X_Window vsync_root = 0;
@@ -286,6 +290,9 @@ _drm_tick_core(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *thread)
    int tick = 0;
 
    eina_thread_name_set(eina_thread_self(), "Eanimator-vsync");
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+   prctl(PR_SET_TIMERSLACK, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+#endif
    while (!ecore_thread_check(thread))
      {
         DBG("------- drm_event_is_busy=%i", drm_event_is_busy);