diff --git a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
index 5b3e5d6557..6fa0b310a8 100644
--- a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
+++ b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ int sthread_detach(sthread_t *thread)
    free(thread);
    return 0;
 #else
-   return pthread_detach(thread->id);
+   int ret = pthread_detach(thread->id);
+   free(thread);
+   return ret;
 #endif
 }