diff --git a/include/srdevicepush.h b/include/srdevicepush.h
index 63dbb1c..85150fd 100644
--- a/include/srdevicepush.h
+++ b/include/srdevicepush.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class SrDevicePush
 
     virtual ~SrDevicePush()
     {
+        pthread_cancel(tid);
     }
 
     /**