diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/reader/create_double_buffer_reader_op.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/reader/create_double_buffer_reader_op.cc
index 8960fe5d636c3f8242300da28c10b5317306e57a..bd0bb2ee3b0252f47318c59d9940d8dd478723de 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/reader/create_double_buffer_reader_op.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/reader/create_double_buffer_reader_op.cc
@@ -48,20 +48,24 @@ class DoubleBufferReader : public framework::DecoratedReader {
 
   void start_thread() {
     buffer_ = framework::MakeChannel<Item>(kDoubleBufferSize);
-    std::thread prefetch([this] { PrefetchThreadFunc(); });
-    prefetch.detach();
+    prefetcher_ = std::thread([this] { PrefetchThreadFunc(); });
   }
 
   void ReadNext(std::vector<framework::LoDTensor>* out) override;
   void ReInit() override;
 
-  ~DoubleBufferReader() { buffer_->Close(); }
+  ~DoubleBufferReader() {
+    buffer_->Close();
+    prefetcher_.join();
+    delete buffer_;
+  }
 
   bool HasNext() const override;
 
  private:
   void PrefetchThreadFunc();
 
+  std::thread prefetcher_;
   framework::Channel<Item>* buffer_;
   platform::Place place_;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<platform::DeviceContext>> ctxs_;
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ void DoubleBufferReader::ReadNext(std::vector<framework::LoDTensor>* out) {
 void DoubleBufferReader::ReInit() {
   reader_->ReInit();
   buffer_->Close();
+  prefetcher_.join();
+  delete buffer_;
   start_thread();
 }
 
@@ -159,8 +165,8 @@ void DoubleBufferReader::PrefetchThreadFunc() {
 
     if (!buffer_->Send(&batch)) {
       VLOG(5) << "WARNING: The double buffer channel has been closed. The "
-                 "prefetch thread terminate.";
-      return;
+                 "prefetch thread will terminate.";
+      break;
     }
   }
   buffer_->Close();