diff --git a/mysys/my_thr_init.c b/mysys/my_thr_init.c
index 2278c467f32..d8c7d85ff30 100644
--- a/mysys/my_thr_init.c
+++ b/mysys/my_thr_init.c
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ my_bool my_thread_global_init(void)
     pthread_attr_t  dummy_thread_attr;
 
     pthread_attr_init(&dummy_thread_attr);
-    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&dummy_thread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&dummy_thread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
 
-    pthread_create(&dummy_thread,&dummy_thread_attr,
-                   nptl_pthread_exit_hack_handler, NULL);
+    if (pthread_create(&dummy_thread,&dummy_thread_attr,
+                       nptl_pthread_exit_hack_handler, NULL) == 0)
+      (void)pthread_join(dummy_thread, NULL);
   }
 #endif /* TARGET_OS_LINUX */