Index: src/OFThread.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFThread.m
+++ src/OFThread.m
@@ -241,10 +241,13 @@
 - (void)start
 {
 	if (running == OF_THREAD_RUNNING)
 		@throw [OFThreadStillRunningException newWithClass: isa
 							    thread: self];
+
+	if (running = OF_THREAD_WAITING_FORJOIN)
+		of_thread_detach(thread);
 
 	[self retain];
 
 	if (!of_thread_new(&thread, call_main, self)) {
 		[self release];