diff --git a/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp b/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
index 8aed077cf94d51..db52ba4cc96a07 100644
--- a/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR PlatformManagerImpl::_InitChipStack()
 {
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
 
-    mGLibMainLoop.reset(g_main_loop_new(nullptr, FALSE));
-    GThread * thread = g_thread_new("gmain-matter", GLibMainLoopThread, mGLibMainLoop.get());
-    g_thread_unref(thread); // detach the thread
+    mGLibMainLoop       = g_main_loop_new(nullptr, FALSE);
+    mGLibMainLoopThread = g_thread_new("gmain-matter", GLibMainLoopThread, mGLibMainLoop);
 
     CallbackIndirection startedInd([](void *) { return G_SOURCE_REMOVE; }, nullptr);
     g_idle_add(G_SOURCE_FUNC(&CallbackIndirection::Callback), &startedInd);
@@ -281,8 +280,9 @@ void PlatformManagerImpl::_Shutdown()
     Internal::GenericPlatformManagerImpl_POSIX<PlatformManagerImpl>::_Shutdown();
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
-    g_main_loop_quit(mGLibMainLoop.get());
-    mGLibMainLoop.reset();
+    g_main_loop_quit(mGLibMainLoop);
+    g_main_loop_unref(mGLibMainLoop);
+    g_thread_join(mGLibMainLoopThread);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void PlatformManagerImpl::_Shutdown()
 CHIP_ERROR PlatformManagerImpl::RunOnGLibMainLoopThread(GSourceFunc callback, void * userData, bool wait)
 {
 
-    GMainContext * context = g_main_loop_get_context(mGLibMainLoop.get());
+    GMainContext * context = g_main_loop_get_context(mGLibMainLoop);
     VerifyOrReturnError(context != nullptr,
                         (ChipLogDetail(DeviceLayer, "Failed to get GLib main loop context"), CHIP_ERROR_INTERNAL));
 
diff --git a/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.h b/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.h
index 82b6ace80c48e4..72925c7137ffc1 100644
--- a/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.h
+++ b/src/platform/Linux/PlatformManagerImpl.h
@@ -93,12 +93,8 @@ class PlatformManagerImpl final : public PlatformManager, public Internal::Gener
     static PlatformManagerImpl sInstance;
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
-    struct GLibMainLoopDeleter
-    {
-        void operator()(GMainLoop * loop) { g_main_loop_unref(loop); }
-    };
-    using UniqueGLibMainLoop = std::unique_ptr<GMainLoop, GLibMainLoopDeleter>;
-    UniqueGLibMainLoop mGLibMainLoop;
+    GMainLoop * mGLibMainLoop;
+    GThread * mGLibMainLoopThread;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp b/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
index 0e66bae5bce41b..fb353702ad622f 100644
--- a/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ void PlatformManagerImpl::WiFiIPChangeListener()
 CHIP_ERROR PlatformManagerImpl::_InitChipStack()
 {
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
-    mGLibMainLoop.reset(g_main_loop_new(nullptr, FALSE));
-    GThread * thread = g_thread_new("gmain-matter", GLibMainLoopThread, mGLibMainLoop.get());
-    g_thread_unref(thread); // detach the thread
+    mGLibMainLoop       = g_main_loop_new(nullptr, FALSE);
+    mGLibMainLoopThread = g_thread_new("gmain-matter", GLibMainLoopThread, mGLibMainLoop);
 #endif
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_WIFI
@@ -194,8 +193,9 @@ void PlatformManagerImpl::_Shutdown()
     Internal::GenericPlatformManagerImpl_POSIX<PlatformManagerImpl>::_Shutdown();
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
-    g_main_loop_quit(mGLibMainLoop.get());
-    mGLibMainLoop.reset();
+    g_main_loop_quit(mGLibMainLoop);
+    g_main_loop_unref(mGLibMainLoop);
+    g_thread_join(mGLibMainLoopThread);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.h b/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.h
index ac4f7c2ae3eee9..a46b1068345dc5 100644
--- a/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.h
+++ b/src/platform/webos/PlatformManagerImpl.h
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ class PlatformManagerImpl final : public PlatformManager, public Internal::Gener
 #endif
 
 #if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_WITH_GLIB_MAIN_LOOP
-    struct GLibMainLoopDeleter
-    {
-        void operator()(GMainLoop * loop) { g_main_loop_unref(loop); }
-    };
-    using UniqueGLibMainLoop = std::unique_ptr<GMainLoop, GLibMainLoopDeleter>;
-    UniqueGLibMainLoop mGLibMainLoop;
+    GMainLoop * mGLibMainLoop;
+    GThread * mGLibMainLoopThread;
 #endif
 };