diff --git a/tests/pthread_test.cpp b/tests/pthread_test.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9f887e3..fc64d44
--- a/tests/pthread_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/pthread_test.cpp
@@ -1303,8 +1303,11 @@
 }
 
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
+static pthread_mutex_t gettid_mutex;
 static void* pthread_gettid_np_helper(void* arg) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&gettid_mutex);
   *reinterpret_cast<pid_t*>(arg) = gettid();
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&gettid_mutex);
   return NULL;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1315,11 +1318,15 @@
 
   pid_t t_gettid_result;
   pthread_t t;
+  pthread_mutex_init(&gettid_mutex, NULL);
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&gettid_mutex);
   pthread_create(&t, NULL, pthread_gettid_np_helper, &t_gettid_result);
 
   pid_t t_pthread_gettid_np_result = pthread_gettid_np(t);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&gettid_mutex);
 
   pthread_join(t, NULL);
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&gettid_mutex);
 
   ASSERT_EQ(t_gettid_result, t_pthread_gettid_np_result);
 #else