diff --git a/src/ThreadPool.zig b/src/ThreadPool.zig
index 7d1c8420af..55e40ea287 100644
--- a/src/ThreadPool.zig
+++ b/src/ThreadPool.zig
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *ThreadPool) void {
 }
 
 fn join(self: *ThreadPool, spawned: usize) void {
+    if (builtin.single_threaded) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     {
         self.mutex.lock();
         defer self.mutex.unlock();