diff --git a/include/dpp/cluster.h b/include/dpp/cluster.h
index ceb3435458..baf1f98a6b 100644
--- a/include/dpp/cluster.h
+++ b/include/dpp/cluster.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <variant>
+#include <thread>
 #include <dpp/snowflake.h>
 #include <dpp/dispatcher.h>
 #include <dpp/misc-enum.h>
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ class DPP_EXPORT cluster {
 	 * @brief Used to spawn the socket engine into its own thread if
 	 * the cluster is started with dpp::st_return. It is unused otherwise.
 	 */
-	std::unique_ptr<std::jthread> engine_thread{nullptr};
+	std::unique_ptr<std::thread> engine_thread{nullptr};
 
 public:
 	/**
diff --git a/src/dpp/cluster.cpp b/src/dpp/cluster.cpp
index 77db08cddb..88605ce256 100644
--- a/src/dpp/cluster.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/cluster.cpp
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ void cluster::start(bool return_after) {
 	});
 
 	if (return_after) {
-		engine_thread = std::make_unique<std::jthread>(std::jthread([event_loop]() {
+		engine_thread = std::make_unique<std::thread>([event_loop]() {
 			dpp::utility::set_thread_name("event_loop");
 			event_loop();
-		}));
+		});
 	} else {
 		event_loop();
 	}