diff --git a/test/app/fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz.c b/test/app/fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz.c
index a11214e7e..6c696ac4f 100644
--- a/test/app/fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz.c
+++ b/test/app/fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz/llvm_vfio_fuzz.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ io_poller(void *ctx)
 		spdk_poller_unregister(&(io->run_poller));
 		spdk_free(io->write_buf);
 		spdk_free(io->read_buf);
+		spdk_thread_exit(spdk_get_thread());
 
 		spdk_app_stop(0);