@@ -105,11 +105,13 @@
 
 	if (!of_tlskey_set(threadSelfKey, thread))
 		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
 		    exceptionWithClass: thread.class];
 
+#ifndef OF_OBJFW_RUNTIME
 	thread->_pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
+#endif
 
 	name = thread.name;
 	if (name != nil)
 		of_thread_set_name(
 		    [name cStringWithEncoding: [OFLocale encoding]]);
@@ -136,11 +138,15 @@
 			thread->_returnValue = [[thread main] retain];
 	}
 
 	[thread handleTermination];
 
+#ifdef OF_OBJFW_RUNTIME
+	objc_autoreleasePoolPop((void *)(uintptr_t)-1);
+#else
 	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(thread->_pool);
+#endif
 
 #if defined(OF_AMIGAOS) && defined(OF_HAVE_SOCKETS)
 	if (thread.supportsSockets)
 		of_socket_deinit();
 #endif