--- a/kerneltest/e32test/thread/t_thread.cpp	Thu Aug 19 11:14:22 2010 +0300
+++ b/kerneltest/e32test/thread/t_thread.cpp	Tue Aug 31 16:34:26 2010 +0300
@@ -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"));