diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/pthread.cpp b/userspace/libraries/LibC/pthread.cpp
index 3b32feba..0b8732f9 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/pthread.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/pthread.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,11 @@ int pthread_spin_lock(pthread_spinlock_t* lock)
 
 	pthread_t expected = 0;
 	while (!BAN::atomic_compare_exchange(*lock, expected, tid, BAN::MemoryOrder::memory_order_acquire))
+	{
+		__builtin_ia32_pause();
 		expected = 0;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }