--- a/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
ngx_thread_pool_conf_t *tcf;
if (ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_WORKER
- && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE)
+ && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE
+ && !ngx_is_privileged_agent)
{
return NGX_OK;
}