diff --git a/common/utils/system.c b/common/utils/system.c
index 72b0c71a21a5c2f9aacf5a8c52949cf8ad8ede57..1bdad5552945d510ed3b54d97dabf1acac69b87f 100644
--- a/common/utils/system.c
+++ b/common/utils/system.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ void threadCreate(pthread_t* t, void * (*func)(void*), void * param, char* name,
   
   pthread_setname_np(*t, name);
   if (affinity != -1 ) {
-    abort();
     cpu_set_t cpuset;
     CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
     CPU_SET(affinity, &cpuset);