diff --git a/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-rr.c b/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-rr.c
index 6eec5c9eee..a578698d07 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-rr.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-rr.c
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ static void *rr_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
         rr_deal_with_unplugged_cpus();
     }
 
+    rcu_unregister_thread();
+
     g_assert_not_reached();
 }