diff --git a/Os/Posix/Task.cpp b/Os/Posix/Task.cpp
index 2e6c782ceb..9b48ffb947 100644
--- a/Os/Posix/Task.cpp
+++ b/Os/Posix/Task.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ namespace Os {
         }
         (void)pthread_attr_destroy(&att);
         if (stat != 0) {
-            (void)pthread_join(*tid, nullptr);
             delete tid;
             tid = nullptr;
             Fw::Logger::logMsg("pthread_create: %s. %s\n", reinterpret_cast<POINTER_CAST>(message), reinterpret_cast<POINTER_CAST>(strerror(stat)));