diff --git a/src/posix_tls.c b/src/posix_tls.c
index b3836744..f264f0ba 100644
--- a/src/posix_tls.c
+++ b/src/posix_tls.c
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ int _glfwCreateContextTLS(void)
         return GLFW_FALSE;
     }
 
+    _glfw.posix_tls.allocated = GLFW_TRUE;
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }
 
 void _glfwDestroyContextTLS(void)
 {
-    pthread_key_delete(_glfw.posix_tls.context);
+    if (_glfw.posix_tls.allocated)
+        pthread_key_delete(_glfw.posix_tls.context);
 }
 
 void _glfwSetContextTLS(_GLFWwindow* context)
diff --git a/src/posix_tls.h b/src/posix_tls.h
index c653aad1..124f2145 100644
--- a/src/posix_tls.h
+++ b/src/posix_tls.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 //
 typedef struct _GLFWtlsPOSIX
 {
+    GLFWbool        allocated;
     pthread_key_t   context;
 
 } _GLFWtlsPOSIX;