diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
index 20b007447..c0205ccb6 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
@@ -762,5 +762,6 @@ void vici_init()
 
 void vici_deinit()
 {
+	lib->processor->cancel(lib->processor);
 	library_deinit();
 }