diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c
index 48b3388dfaab..0b8ba2b9794f 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@ _thread_sig_wrapper(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *context)
         /* Restore the thread's flags, and make it runnable */
 	_thread_critical_enter(curthread);
 	curthread->flags = psd.psd_flags;
-	PTHREAD_NEW_STATE(curthread, PS_RUNNING);
+	PTHREAD_SET_STATE(curthread, PS_RUNNING);
 	_thread_critical_exit(curthread);
 }