diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/init.cc b/src/core/lib/surface/init.cc
index 7708f6495fe..fca85ac876a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/init.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/init.cc
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ void grpc_shutdown_internal(void* ignored) {
     grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx(0);
     grpc_iomgr_shutdown_background_closure();
     {
-      grpc_timer_manager_set_threading(
-          false);  // shutdown timer_manager thread
+      grpc_timer_manager_set_threading(false);  // shutdown timer_manager thread
       grpc_core::Executor::ShutdownAll();
       for (i = g_number_of_plugins; i >= 0; i--) {
         if (g_all_of_the_plugins[i].destroy != nullptr) {