--- a/src/plugin.c	2014-05-22 14:25:39.982938329 +0200
+++ b/src/plugin.c	2014-05-22 16:45:24.151969986 +0200
@@ -527,9 +527,13 @@ static void start_read_threads (int num)
 	read_threads_num = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
 	{
-		if (pthread_create (read_threads + read_threads_num, NULL,
+		pthread_attr_t attr;
+		pthread_attr_init (&attr);
+		pthread_attr_setdetachstate (&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+		if (pthread_create (read_threads + read_threads_num, &attr,
 					plugin_read_thread, NULL) == 0)
 		{
+			pthread_detach(*(read_threads + read_threads_num));
 			read_threads_num++;
 		}
 		else
@@ -537,6 +541,7 @@ static void start_read_threads (int num)
 			ERROR ("plugin: start_read_threads: pthread_create failed.");
 			return;
 		}
+		pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
 	} /* for (i) */
 } /* void start_read_threads */