diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/pthread/pthread.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/pthread/pthread.c
index 498a3bed49..2a711b5f12 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/pthread/pthread.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/pthread/pthread.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int sig)
 int
 pthread_detach(pthread_t thread)
 {
-	return B_NOT_ALLOWED;
+	// TODO: currently, all threads are detached in our implementation...
+	return 0;
 }