diff --git a/eventadmin/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/eventadmin/impl/dispatch/DefaultThreadPool.java b/eventadmin/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/eventadmin/impl/dispatch/DefaultThreadPool.java
index 61877db..7424d89 100644
--- a/eventadmin/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/eventadmin/impl/dispatch/DefaultThreadPool.java
+++ b/eventadmin/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/eventadmin/impl/dispatch/DefaultThreadPool.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 {
                     final Thread thread = new SyncThread( command );
                     thread.setPriority( Thread.NORM_PRIORITY );
-                    thread.setDaemon( false );
+                    thread.setDaemon( true );
 
                     return thread;
                 }