diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
index 4f64c13a13..03e35f2cd4 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/globals.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ EXTERN unsigned int named_g_cpus	      INIT(0);
 EXTERN unsigned int named_g_udpdisp	      INIT(0);
 EXTERN isc_loop_t *named_g_mainloop	      INIT(NULL);
 EXTERN isc_loopmgr_t *named_g_loopmgr	      INIT(NULL);
+EXTERN bool named_g_loopmgr_running	      INIT(false);
 EXTERN dns_dispatchmgr_t *named_g_dispatchmgr INIT(NULL);
 EXTERN unsigned int named_g_cpus_detected     INIT(1);
 
diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index 6d73b338bc..5372b902fd 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	 */
 	isc_signal_start(named_g_server->sighup);
 
+	/*
+	 * Pause the loop manager in fatal.
+	 */
+	named_g_loopmgr_running = true;
 	isc_loopmgr_run(named_g_loopmgr);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSCF
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 8e3ba56205..a13c9c7a4d 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -10286,7 +10286,9 @@ named_server_destroy(named_server_t **serverp) {
 
 static void
 fatal(const char *msg, isc_result_t result) {
-	isc_loopmgr_pause(named_g_loopmgr);
+	if (named_g_loopmgr_running) {
+		isc_loopmgr_pause(named_g_loopmgr);
+	}
 	isc_log_write(named_g_lctx, NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
 		      NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_CRITICAL, "%s: %s", msg,
 		      isc_result_totext(result));