diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index 9db0971..b68a13b 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -491,6 +491,10 @@
         // first, as monitor_vm_exit() takes it as well.
         monitor_vm_exit_thread.map(JoinHandle::join);
 
+        // Now that the VM has been killed, shut down the VirtualMachineService
+        // server to eagerly free up the server threads.
+        self.vm_context.vm_server.shutdown()?;
+
         Ok(())
     }