diff --git a/src/api/environment.cc b/src/api/environment.cc
index b8f2e41aeabc80..365dc5c51b29f8 100644
--- a/src/api/environment.cc
+++ b/src/api/environment.cc
@@ -779,8 +779,13 @@ void DefaultProcessExitHandler(Environment* env, int exit_code) {
   env->set_can_call_into_js(false);
   env->stop_sub_worker_contexts();
   env->isolate()->DumpAndResetStats();
-  DisposePlatform();
+  // When the process exits, the tasks in the thread pool may also need to
+  // access the data of V8Platform, such as trace agent, or a field
+  // added in the future. So make sure the thread pool exits first.
+  // And make sure V8Platform don not call into Libuv threadpool, see Dispose
+  // in node_v8_platform-inl.h
   uv_library_shutdown();
+  DisposePlatform();
   exit(exit_code);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_v8_platform-inl.h b/src/node_v8_platform-inl.h
index d79dd99bf34da6..2504ff30b77e20 100644
--- a/src/node_v8_platform-inl.h
+++ b/src/node_v8_platform-inl.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct V8Platform {
     platform_ = new NodePlatform(thread_pool_size, controller);
     v8::V8::InitializePlatform(platform_);
   }
-
+  // Make sure V8Platform don not call into Libuv threadpool,
+  // see DefaultProcessExitHandlerInternal in environment.cc
   inline void Dispose() {
     if (!initialized_)
       return;