diff --git a/lib/drb/drb.rb b/lib/drb/drb.rb
index 1ed5605007..e7a8d20211 100644
--- a/lib/drb/drb.rb
+++ b/lib/drb/drb.rb
@@ -1467,13 +1467,12 @@ module DRb
       if  Thread.current['DRb'] && Thread.current['DRb']['server'] == self
         Thread.current['DRb']['stop_service'] = true
       else
-        threads = [@thread, *@grp.list]
         if @protocol.respond_to? :shutdown
           @protocol.shutdown
         else
-          threads.each {|thread| thread.kill} # xxx: Thread#kill
+          [@thread, *@grp.list].each {|thread| thread.kill} # xxx: Thread#kill
         end
-        threads.each {|thread| thread.join}
+        @thread.join
       end
     end