diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/service_thread.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/service_thread.cpp
index 03f3dec104..4eb3a5988c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/service_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/service_thread.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "common/scope_exit.h"
 #include "common/thread.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/k_session.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/k_thread.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/service_thread.h"
 
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ ServiceThread::Impl::Impl(KernelCore& kernel, std::size_t num_threads, const std
 
             kernel.RegisterHostThread();
 
+            // Ensure the dummy thread allocated for this host thread is closed on exit.
+            auto* dummy_thread = kernel.GetCurrentEmuThread();
+            SCOPE_EXIT({ dummy_thread->Close(); });
+
             while (true) {
                 std::function<void()> task;