diff --git a/syscall/task.c b/syscall/task.c
index 8480620..a9077d7 100644
--- a/syscall/task.c
+++ b/syscall/task.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ kern_status_t sys_thread_config_set(
 	status = thread_config_set(thread, key, ptr, len);
 
 	object_unref(thread_obj);
+	put_current_task(self);
 
 	return status;
 }