--- a/kerneltest/e32test/thread/t_thread.cpp	Wed Jun 23 12:58:21 2010 +0100
+++ b/kerneltest/e32test/thread/t_thread.cpp	Thu Jul 01 17:57:33 2010 +0100
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@
 		test(thread.ExitCategory()==_L("panic"));
 		test(thread.ExitReason()==123);
 		test(thread.ExitType()==EExitPanic);
-		CLOSE_AND_WAIT(thread);
+		r = RTest::CloseHandleAndWaitForDestruction(thread);
+		test_KErrNone(r);
 		}
 	
 	test.Next(_L("Internal exit"));