diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
index 23620106cac..b5af13dbe83 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ extern "C" void DeinitMemory(MemoryState* state, bool destroyRuntime) {
     AssertThreadState(state, ThreadState::kNative);
     auto* node = mm::FromMemoryState(state);
     if (destroyRuntime) {
-        {
-            ThreadStateGuard guard(state, ThreadState::kRunnable);
-            node->Get()->gc().ScheduleAndWaitFullGCWithFinalizers();
-            // TODO: Why not just destruct `GC` object and its thread data counterpart entirely?
-            mm::GlobalData::Instance().gc().StopFinalizerThreadIfRunning();
-        }
+        ThreadStateGuard guard(state, ThreadState::kRunnable);
+        node->Get()->gc().ScheduleAndWaitFullGCWithFinalizers();
+        // TODO: Why not just destruct `GC` object and its thread data counterpart entirely?
+        mm::GlobalData::Instance().gc().StopFinalizerThreadIfRunning();
+    }
+    if (!konan::isOnThreadExitNotSetOrAlreadyStarted()) {
         // we can clear reference in advance, as Unregister function can't use it anyway
         mm::ThreadRegistry::ClearCurrentThreadData();
     }