diff --git a/gdb/fbsd-nat.c b/gdb/fbsd-nat.c
index 51234eaa6c9..2bc7937a38b 100644
--- a/gdb/fbsd-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/fbsd-nat.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ fbsd_nat_target::wait_1 (ptid_t ptid, struct target_waitstatus *ourstatus,
 		  if (print_thread_events)
 		    printf_unfiltered (_("[%s exited]\n"),
 				       target_pid_to_str (wptid).c_str ());
+		  low_delete_thread (thr);
 		  delete_thread (thr);
 		}
 	      if (ptrace (PT_CONTINUE, pid, (caddr_t) 1, 0) == -1)
diff --git a/gdb/fbsd-nat.h b/gdb/fbsd-nat.h
index d7c8eb81e96..6028aebfccc 100644
--- a/gdb/fbsd-nat.h
+++ b/gdb/fbsd-nat.h
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ public:
   virtual void low_new_fork (ptid_t parent, pid_t child)
   {}
 
+  /* The method to call, if any, when a thread is destroyed.  */
+  virtual void low_delete_thread (thread_info *)
+  {}
+
 protected:
 
   void post_startup_inferior (ptid_t) override;