diff --git a/src/common/threadpool.cpp b/src/common/threadpool.cpp
index 6b69e2a12..5ea04a353 100644
--- a/src/common/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/src/common/threadpool.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ threadpool::~threadpool() {
     has_work.notify_all();
   }
   for (size_t i = 0; i<threads.size(); i++) {
-    threads[i].join();
+    try { threads[i].join(); }
+    catch (...) { /* ignore */ }
   }
 }