diff --git a/lib/src/phy/utils/ringbuffer.c b/lib/src/phy/utils/ringbuffer.c
index 02b98a4d8..543f240a7 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/utils/ringbuffer.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/utils/ringbuffer.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ int srslte_ringbuffer_read(srslte_ringbuffer_t *q, void *p, int nof_bytes)
 
 void srslte_ringbuffer_stop(srslte_ringbuffer_t *q) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&q->mutex);
+  q->active = false;
   pthread_cond_broadcast(&q->cvar);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&q->mutex);
 }