diff --git a/crates/live_kit_client/src/live_kit_client.rs b/crates/live_kit_client/src/live_kit_client.rs
index bb77eafdf7bd80..a816a9ee94e47d 100644
--- a/crates/live_kit_client/src/live_kit_client.rs
+++ b/crates/live_kit_client/src/live_kit_client.rs
@@ -218,8 +218,16 @@ pub fn capture_local_audio_track(
             );
         }
         if let Some(stream) = &stream {
-            loop {
-                stream.play().log_err();
+            stream.play().log_err();
+        }
+
+        // We need to keep the thread alive and task not dropped, so the `stream` is not dropped.
+        // `stream` is `!Send` so we cannot move it away anywhere else.
+        loop {
+            std::thread::park();
+            // Suppress the unreachable code warning
+            if false {
+                break;
             }
         }