diff --git a/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp b/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
index fe51b35443311ea983f49609b28289ea92e1ee9e..a71fd7a858b781af34a6b32a59503b9a0727faf5 100644
--- a/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
+++ b/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
@@ -827,6 +827,11 @@ void EcmaVM::ProcessPrograms(const WeakRootVisitor &v0)
 
 void EcmaVM::HandleEnqueueReferences()
 {
+    // Handle references only in JS thread
+    if (Thread::GetCurrent() != thread_) {
+        return;
+    }
+    [[maybe_unused]] EcmaHandleScope scope(thread_);
     for (JSFinalizationRegistry *registry : finalization_registries_) {
         JSHandle<JSFinalizationRegistry> handle(thread_, registry);
         JSFinalizationRegistry::CallCleanupCallback(thread_, handle);