diff --git a/native/src/main/java/org/jline/nativ/JLineNativeLoader.java b/native/src/main/java/org/jline/nativ/JLineNativeLoader.java
index d6432ce3d..2b2635e77 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/org/jline/nativ/JLineNativeLoader.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/org/jline/nativ/JLineNativeLoader.java
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ public class JLineNativeLoader {
     public static synchronized boolean initialize() {
         // only cleanup before the first extract
         if (!loaded) {
-            cleanup();
+            Thread cleanup = new Thread(JLineNativeLoader::cleanup, "cleanup");
+            cleanup.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
+            cleanup.setDaemon(true);
+            cleanup.start();
         }
         try {
             loadJLineNativeLibrary();