diff --git a/talk/libjingle.gyp b/talk/libjingle.gyp
index d863610..9710b75 100755
--- a/talk/libjingle.gyp
+++ b/talk/libjingle.gyp
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@
                   'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/RendererCommon.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/SurfaceTextureHelper.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/SurfaceViewRenderer.java',
-                  'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/VideoCapturerAndroid.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/VideoRendererGui.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/src/org/webrtc/MediaCodecVideoDecoder.java',
                   'app/webrtc/java/src/org/webrtc/MediaCodecVideoEncoder.java',
+                  '<(webrtc_base_dir)/java/src/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java',
                   '<(webrtc_modules_dir)/video_render/android/java/src/org/webrtc/videoengine/ViEAndroidGLES20.java',
                   '<(webrtc_modules_dir)/video_render/android/java/src/org/webrtc/videoengine/ViERenderer.java',
                   '<(webrtc_modules_dir)/video_render/android/java/src/org/webrtc/videoengine/ViESurfaceRenderer.java',
diff --git a/talk/app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java b/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java
similarity index 77%
rename from talk/app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java
rename to webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java
index bd4fa44..3536fec 100644
--- a/talk/app/webrtc/java/android/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java
+++ b/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/ThreadUtils.java
@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * libjingle
- * Copyright 2015 Google Inc.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2015 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
  *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- *
- *  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- *     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
- *     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
- *     and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *  3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
- *     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
- * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
- * EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
- * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
- * OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
- * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
- * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
  */
 
 package org.webrtc;
@@ -34,7 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-final class ThreadUtils {
+public final class ThreadUtils {
   /**
    * Utility class to be used for checking that a method is called on the correct thread.
    */
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_device/android/java/src/org/webrtc/voiceengine/WebRtcAudioRecord.java b/webrtc/modules/audio_device/android/java/src/org/webrtc/voiceengine/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
index ff77635..a6ae9fc 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_device/android/java/src/org/webrtc/voiceengine/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_device/android/java/src/org/webrtc/voiceengine/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 
 import org.webrtc.Logging;
+import org.webrtc.ThreadUtils;
 
 class  WebRtcAudioRecord {
   private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
@@ -103,12 +104,8 @@
 
     public void joinThread() {
       keepAlive = false;
-      while (isAlive()) {
-        try {
-          join();
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-          // Ignore.
-        }
+      if (!ThreadUtils.joinUninterruptibly(this, 1000)) {
+        Logging.e(TAG, "Timeout in WebRtcAudioRecord.joinThread()");
       }
     }
   }