diff --git a/routing/online_absent_fetcher.cpp b/routing/online_absent_fetcher.cpp
index f2ebe33852..dee9d5fa21 100644
--- a/routing/online_absent_fetcher.cpp
+++ b/routing/online_absent_fetcher.cpp
@@ -22,16 +22,18 @@ void OnlineAbsentCountriesFetcher::GenerateRequest(const m2::PointD & startPoint
   unique_ptr<OnlineCrossFetcher> fetcher =
       make_unique<OnlineCrossFetcher>(OSRM_ONLINE_SERVER_URL, MercatorBounds::ToLatLon(startPoint),
                                       MercatorBounds::ToLatLon(finalPoint));
-  m_fetcherThread.Create(move(fetcher));
+  // iOS can't reuse threads. So we need to recreate the thread.
+  m_fetcherThread.reset(new threads::Thread());
+  m_fetcherThread->Create(move(fetcher));
 }
 
 void OnlineAbsentCountriesFetcher::GetAbsentCountries(vector<string> & countries)
 {
   // Check whether a request was scheduled to be run on the thread.
-  if (!m_fetcherThread.GetRoutine())
+  if (!m_fetcherThread->GetRoutine())
     return;
-  m_fetcherThread.Join();
-  for (auto const & point : m_fetcherThread.GetRoutineAs<OnlineCrossFetcher>()->GetMwmPoints())
+  m_fetcherThread->Join();
+  for (auto const & point : m_fetcherThread->GetRoutineAs<OnlineCrossFetcher>()->GetMwmPoints())
   {
     string name = m_countryFileFn(point);
     auto localFile = m_countryLocalFileFn(name);
diff --git a/routing/online_absent_fetcher.hpp b/routing/online_absent_fetcher.hpp
index 88ed3f06a4..79feb98e90 100644
--- a/routing/online_absent_fetcher.hpp
+++ b/routing/online_absent_fetcher.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ public:
 private:
   TCountryFileFn const m_countryFileFn;
   TCountryLocalFileFn const m_countryLocalFileFn;
-  threads::Thread m_fetcherThread;
+  unique_ptr<threads::Thread> m_fetcherThread;
 };
 }  // namespace routing