diff --git a/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.hpp b/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.hpp
index fe903eb58d242c07eacd2d66203487d6ee7281ca..f4553821267b03329f58438c549e6323af80a59b 100644
--- a/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.hpp
+++ b/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   typedef thread_t thread_id_t;
 #else
-  typedef pthread_t thread_id_t;
+  typedef pid_t thread_id_t;
 #endif
 
   // _pthread_id is the pthread id, which is used by library calls
diff --git a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
index c075ec27c76fc03b3fb68987d0945814bfedc430..fe0ef89d99b1c24c160d896bf1369fde5097fc45 100644
--- a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
@@ -691,18 +691,12 @@ static void *java_start(Thread *thread) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  // thread_id is mach thread on macos, which pthreads graciously caches and provides for us
-  mach_port_t thread_id = ::pthread_mach_thread_np(::pthread_self());
-  guarantee(thread_id != 0, "thread id missing from pthreads");
-  osthread->set_thread_id(thread_id);
+  osthread->set_thread_id(os::Bsd::gettid());
 
-  uint64_t unique_thread_id = locate_unique_thread_id(thread_id);
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+  uint64_t unique_thread_id = locate_unique_thread_id(osthread->thread_id());
   guarantee(unique_thread_id != 0, "unique thread id was not found");
   osthread->set_unique_thread_id(unique_thread_id);
-#else
-  // thread_id is pthread_id on BSD
-  osthread->set_thread_id(::pthread_self());
 #endif
   // initialize signal mask for this thread
   os::Bsd::hotspot_sigmask(thread);
@@ -859,18 +853,13 @@ bool os::create_attached_thread(JavaThread* thread) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  osthread->set_thread_id(os::Bsd::gettid());
+
   // Store pthread info into the OSThread
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-  // thread_id is mach thread on macos, which pthreads graciously caches and provides for us
-  mach_port_t thread_id = ::pthread_mach_thread_np(::pthread_self());
-  guarantee(thread_id != 0, "just checking");
-  osthread->set_thread_id(thread_id);
-
-  uint64_t unique_thread_id = locate_unique_thread_id(thread_id);
+  uint64_t unique_thread_id = locate_unique_thread_id(osthread->thread_id());
   guarantee(unique_thread_id != 0, "just checking");
   osthread->set_unique_thread_id(unique_thread_id);
-#else
-  osthread->set_thread_id(::pthread_self());
 #endif
   osthread->set_pthread_id(::pthread_self());
 
@@ -1137,6 +1126,30 @@ size_t os::lasterror(char *buf, size_t len) {
   return n;
 }
 
+// Information of current thread in variety of formats
+pid_t os::Bsd::gettid() {
+  int retval = -1;
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__ //XNU kernel
+  // despite the fact mach port is actually not a thread id use it
+  // instead of syscall(SYS_thread_selfid) as it certainly fits to u4
+  retval = ::pthread_mach_thread_np(::pthread_self());
+  guarantee(retval != 0, "just checking");
+  return retval;
+
+#elif __FreeBSD__
+  retval = syscall(SYS_thr_self);
+#elif __OpenBSD__
+  retval = syscall(SYS_getthrid);
+#elif __NetBSD__
+  retval = (pid_t) syscall(SYS__lwp_self);
+#endif
+
+  if (retval == -1) {
+    return getpid();
+  }
+}
+
 intx os::current_thread_id() {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   return (intx)::pthread_mach_thread_np(::pthread_self());
@@ -1144,6 +1157,7 @@ intx os::current_thread_id() {
   return (intx)::pthread_self();
 #endif
 }
+
 int os::current_process_id() {
 
   // Under the old bsd thread library, bsd gives each thread
diff --git a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.hpp b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.hpp
index f18bb88637f2d2ff2cf63715943114bea7892f4f..a906a30e97fd888a3d35f88a7beb67aa9e95b860 100644
--- a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.hpp
+++ b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.hpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Bsd {
   static void hotspot_sigmask(Thread* thread);
 
   static bool is_initial_thread(void);
+  static pid_t gettid();
 
   static int page_size(void)                                        { return _page_size; }
   static void set_page_size(int val)                                { _page_size = val; }