diff --git a/lib/posix/options/mqueue.c b/lib/posix/options/mqueue.c
index 042b40910a8..ca8e5474488 100644
--- a/lib/posix/options/mqueue.c
+++ b/lib/posix/options/mqueue.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ static void *mq_notify_thread(void *arg)
 
 	remove_notification(mqueue);
 
-	pthread_exit(NULL);
 	return NULL;
 }