diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_pipe.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_pipe.c
index 0d04795377..1327759a00 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_pipe.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_pipe.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ evas_common_pipe_begin(RGBA_Image *im)
 	     /* setup initial locks */
 	     pthread_create(&(thinfo[i].thread_id), &attr, 
 			    evas_common_pipe_thread, &(thinfo[i]));
+	     pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 	  }
      }
    y = 0;