diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
index a092a0e..0e96190 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
@@ -5476,6 +5476,7 @@
     balign[b].bb.leaf_kids = 0;
   }
   this_th->th.th_task_state = 0;
+  this_th->th.th_reap_state = KMP_SAFE_TO_REAP;
 
   /* put thread back on the free pool */
   TCW_PTR(this_th->th.th_team, NULL);