diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index fd676a3c79..0c947f99e2 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ gst_deinit (void)
     return;
   }
 
+  g_thread_pool_set_max_unused_threads (0);
   bin_class = GST_BIN_CLASS (g_type_class_peek (gst_bin_get_type ()));
   if (bin_class->pool != NULL) {
     g_thread_pool_free (bin_class->pool, FALSE, TRUE);