diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
index f742e480bd..e70a4a6951 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ TermParse::StartThreads(TerminalBuffer *buffer)
 
 	status = _InitTermParse();
 	if (status < B_OK) {
-		StopPtyReader();
+		_StopPtyReader();
 		fBuffer = NULL;
 		return status;
 	}