diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/ThreadDeathWatcher.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/ThreadDeathWatcher.cs
index 7b3f736f..f043db77 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/ThreadDeathWatcher.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/ThreadDeathWatcher.cs
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ static void Schedule(Thread thread, Action task, bool isWatch)
 
             if (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref started, 1, 0) == 0)
             {
-                var watcherThread = new Thread(s => ((IRunnable)s).Run())
-                {
-                    IsBackground = true
-                };
+                var watcherThread = new Thread(s => ((IRunnable)s).Run());
+                watcherThread.IsBackground = true;
                 watcherThread.Start(watcher);
                 ThreadDeathWatcher.watcherThread = watcherThread;
             }
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/Utilities/HashedWheelTimer.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/Utilities/HashedWheelTimer.cs
index 2ecef70c..a1dd1378 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/Utilities/HashedWheelTimer.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/Utilities/HashedWheelTimer.cs
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ public HashedWheelTimer(
                         tickInterval,
                         long.MaxValue / this.wheel.Length));
             }
-            this.workerThread = new Thread(st => this.worker.Run())
-            {
-                IsBackground = true
-            };
+
+            this.workerThread = new Thread(st => this.worker.Run());
+            this.workerThread.IsBackground = true;
 
             this.maxPendingTimeouts = maxPendingTimeouts;