diff --git a/oslo_service/eventlet_backdoor.py b/oslo_service/eventlet_backdoor.py
index 16daffbf..9ea79813 100644
--- a/oslo_service/eventlet_backdoor.py
+++ b/oslo_service/eventlet_backdoor.py
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ def initialize_if_enabled(conf):
 def _main():
     import eventlet
     eventlet.monkey_patch(all=True)
+    # Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
+    # global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
+    # https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
+    import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
+    import threading  # noqa
+    orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
     from oslo_config import cfg