diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 7de730e232..2a36cd1e34 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static void launch_dispatch_threads(uint32_t max, int len, switch_memory_pool_t
 		switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, pool);
 		switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
 		switch_threadattr_priority_increase(thd_attr);
+		switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
 		switch_thread_create(&thread, thd_attr, switch_event_dispatch_thread, EVENT_DISPATCH_QUEUE[index], pool);
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE, "Create event dispatch thread %d\n", index);
 	}
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_event_init(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 	switch_core_hash_init(&CUSTOM_HASH, RUNTIME_POOL);
 	switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
 	switch_threadattr_priority_increase(thd_attr);
+	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
 
 	launch_dispatch_threads(1, DISPATCH_QUEUE_LEN, RUNTIME_POOL);
 	switch_thread_create(&thread, thd_attr, switch_event_thread, EVENT_QUEUE[0], RUNTIME_POOL);
diff --git a/src/switch_log.c b/src/switch_log.c
index bbfd1f21a1..cb39b4c0e4 100644
--- a/src/switch_log.c
+++ b/src/switch_log.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_log_init(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, swit
 	switch_queue_create(&LOG_RECYCLE_QUEUE, SWITCH_CORE_QUEUE_LEN, LOG_POOL);
 	switch_mutex_init(&BINDLOCK, SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, LOG_POOL);
 	switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
 	switch_thread_create(&thread, thd_attr, log_thread, NULL, LOG_POOL);
 
 	while (!THREAD_RUNNING) {