diff --git a/executables/nr-gnb.c b/executables/nr-gnb.c
index 388d701b83..0bac9ce3eb 100644
--- a/executables/nr-gnb.c
+++ b/executables/nr-gnb.c
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ void term_gNB_Tpool(int inst) {
   abortNotifiedFIFO(&gNB->L1_tx_free);
   abortNotifiedFIFO(&gNB->L1_tx_filled);
   abortNotifiedFIFO(&gNB->L1_tx_out);
+
+  gNB_L1_proc_t *proc = &gNB->proc;
+  if (!get_softmodem_params()->emulate_l1)
+    pthread_join(proc->L1_stats_thread, NULL);
+  pthread_join(proc->pthread_tx_reorder, NULL);
 }
 
 /*!