diff --git a/services/oboeservice/AAudioThread.cpp b/services/oboeservice/AAudioThread.cpp
index 68496ac..549fa59 100644
--- a/services/oboeservice/AAudioThread.cpp
+++ b/services/oboeservice/AAudioThread.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 
 #define LOG_TAG "AAudioThread"
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
-#include <utils/Log.h>
 
-#include <pthread.h>
+#include <system_error>
+
+#include <utils/Log.h>
 
 #include <aaudio/AAudio.h>
 #include <utility/AAudioUtilities.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 }
 
 AAudioThread::~AAudioThread() {
-    ALOGE_IF(pthread_equal(pthread_self(), mThread),
+    ALOGE_IF(mThread.get_id() == std::this_thread::get_id(),
             "%s() destructor running in thread", __func__);
     ALOGE_IF(mHasThread, "%s() thread never joined", __func__);
 }
@@ -60,32 +61,16 @@
     }
 }
 
-// This is the entry point for the new thread created by createThread_l().
-// It converts the 'C' function call to a C++ method call.
-static void * AAudioThread_internalThreadProc(void *arg) {
-    AAudioThread *aaudioThread = (AAudioThread *) arg;
-    aaudioThread->dispatch();
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 aaudio_result_t AAudioThread::start(Runnable *runnable) {
     if (mHasThread) {
         ALOGE("start() - mHasThread already true");
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
-    // mRunnable will be read by the new thread when it starts.
-    // pthread_create() forces a memory synchronization so mRunnable does not need to be atomic.
+    // mRunnable will be read by the new thread when it starts. A std::thread is created.
     mRunnable = runnable;
-    int err = pthread_create(&mThread, nullptr, AAudioThread_internalThreadProc, this);
-    if (err != 0) {
-        ALOGE("start() - pthread_create() returned %d %s", err, strerror(err));
-        return AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(-err);
-    } else {
-        int err = pthread_setname_np(mThread, mName);
-        ALOGW_IF((err != 0), "Could not set name of AAudioThread. err = %d", err);
-        mHasThread = true;
-        return AAUDIO_OK;
-    }
+    mHasThread = true;
+    mThread = std::thread(&AAudioThread::dispatch, this);
+    return AAUDIO_OK;
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t AAudioThread::stop() {
@@ -93,18 +78,18 @@
         ALOGE("stop() but no thread running");
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
-    // Check to see if the thread is trying to stop itself.
-    if (pthread_equal(pthread_self(), mThread)) {
-        ALOGE("%s() attempt to pthread_join() from launched thread!", __func__);
-        return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
-    }
 
-    int err = pthread_join(mThread, nullptr);
-    if (err != 0) {
-        ALOGE("stop() - pthread_join() returned %d %s", err, strerror(err));
-        return AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(-err);
-    } else {
+    if (mThread.get_id() == std::this_thread::get_id()) {
+        // The thread must not be joined by itself.
+        ALOGE("%s() attempt to join() from launched thread!", __func__);
+        return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+    } else if (mThread.joinable()) {
+        // Double check if the thread is joinable to avoid exception when calling join.
+        mThread.join();
         mHasThread = false;
         return AAUDIO_OK;
+    } else {
+        ALOGE("%s() the thread is not joinable", __func__);
+        return AAUDIO_ERROR_INTERNAL;
     }
 }