diff --git a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
index e50eebcc..bc428d8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/thread.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ void* Thread::runThread(void* arg) {
 Thread::~Thread() {
   if (m_started) {
     pthread_cancel(m_threadid);
+    pthread_detach(m_threadid);
   }
-  pthread_detach(m_threadid);
 }
 
 bool Thread::start(const char* name) {