diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_lc.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_lc.cc
index 0e8df5ed333..8876f6330ce 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_lc.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_lc.cc
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ void RGWLC::start_processor()
 
 void RGWLC::stop_processor()
 {
+  down_flag.set(1);
   if (worker) {
     worker->stop();
     worker->join();
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ void RGWLC::LCWorker::stop()
 
 bool RGWLC::going_down()
 {
-  return false;
+  return (down_flag.read() != 0);
 }
 
 bool RGWLC::LCWorker::should_work(utime_t& now)
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_lc.h b/src/rgw/rgw_lc.h
index 0c4126c1ece..30d2f2b0223 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_lc.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_lc.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class RGWLC {
   RGWRados *store;
   int max_objs;
   string *obj_names;
+  atomic_t down_flag;
 
   class LCWorker : public Thread {
     CephContext *cct;
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
index f25592a7198..3e0a55b0449 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rados.cc
@@ -3176,6 +3176,12 @@ void RGWRados::finalize()
   delete gc;
   gc = NULL;
 
+  if (use_lc_thread) {
+    lc->stop_processor();
+  }
+  delete lc;
+  lc = NULL;
+
   delete obj_expirer;
   obj_expirer = NULL;