diff --git a/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c b/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
index 3e5992a63b..a2321a1eff 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ int hax_vcpu_destroy(CPUState *cpu)
      */
     hax_close_fd(vcpu->fd);
     hax_global.vm->vcpus[vcpu->vcpu_id] = NULL;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    CloseHandle(cpu->hThread);
+#endif
     g_free(vcpu);
     return 0;
 }