diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
index 81cc67b..c2232a9 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@
     __set_tid_address(NULL);
 
     // pthread_internal_t is freed below with stack, not here.
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_thread_list_lock);
-    _pthread_internal_remove_locked(thread, false);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_thread_list_lock);
+    __pthread_internal_remove(thread);
 
     if (thread->mmap_size != 0) {
       // We need to free mapped space for detached threads when they exit.