diff --git a/adb/fdevent_test.cpp b/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
index e3d5a35..2f0ff18 100644
--- a/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
+++ b/adb/fdevent_test.cpp
@@ -80,30 +80,7 @@
 
 TEST_F(FdeventTest, fdevent_terminate) {
     PrepareThread();
-
-    std::thread thread(fdevent_loop);
-    TerminateThread(thread);
-}
-
-static void FdEventThreadFunc(ThreadArg* arg) {
-    std::vector<int> read_fds;
-    std::vector<int> write_fds;
-
-    read_fds.push_back(arg->first_read_fd);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < arg->middle_pipe_count; ++i) {
-        int fds[2];
-        ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_socketpair(fds));
-        read_fds.push_back(fds[0]);
-        write_fds.push_back(fds[1]);
-    }
-    write_fds.push_back(arg->last_write_fd);
-
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FdHandler>> fd_handlers;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < read_fds.size(); ++i) {
-        fd_handlers.push_back(std::make_unique<FdHandler>(read_fds[i], write_fds[i]));
-    }
-
-    fdevent_loop();
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 TEST_F(FdeventTest, smoke) {
@@ -122,7 +99,26 @@
     int reader = fd_pair2[0];
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(FdEventThreadFunc, &thread_arg);
+
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FdHandler>> fd_handlers;
+    fdevent_run_on_main_thread([&thread_arg, &fd_handlers]() {
+        std::vector<int> read_fds;
+        std::vector<int> write_fds;
+
+        read_fds.push_back(thread_arg.first_read_fd);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < thread_arg.middle_pipe_count; ++i) {
+            int fds[2];
+            ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_socketpair(fds));
+            read_fds.push_back(fds[0]);
+            write_fds.push_back(fds[1]);
+        }
+        write_fds.push_back(thread_arg.last_write_fd);
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < read_fds.size(); ++i) {
+            fd_handlers.push_back(std::make_unique<FdHandler>(read_fds[i], write_fds[i]));
+        }
+    });
+    WaitForFdeventLoop();
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < MESSAGE_LOOP_COUNT; ++i) {
         std::string read_buffer = MESSAGE;
@@ -132,7 +128,10 @@
         ASSERT_EQ(read_buffer, write_buffer);
     }
 
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    fdevent_run_on_main_thread([&fd_handlers]() { fd_handlers.clear(); });
+    WaitForFdeventLoop();
+
+    TerminateThread();
     ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(writer));
     ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(reader));
 }
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
     size_t* happened_event_count;
 };
 
-static void InvalidFdEventCallback(int fd, unsigned events, void* userdata) {
+static void InvalidFdEventCallback(int, unsigned events, void* userdata) {
     InvalidFdArg* arg = reinterpret_cast<InvalidFdArg*>(userdata);
     ASSERT_EQ(arg->expected_events, events);
     fdevent_remove(&arg->fde);
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@
     std::vector<int> vec;
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(fdevent_loop);
 
     // Block the main thread for a long time while we queue our callbacks.
     fdevent_run_on_main_thread([]() {
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@
         });
     }
 
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 
     ASSERT_EQ(1000000u, vec.size());
     for (int i = 0; i < 1000000; ++i) {
@@ -218,11 +216,8 @@
     std::vector<int> vec;
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(fdevent_loop);
-
     fdevent_run_on_main_thread(make_appender(&vec, 0));
-
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 
     ASSERT_EQ(100u, vec.size());
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
diff --git a/adb/fdevent_test.h b/adb/fdevent_test.h
index 15ded21..5a417e0 100644
--- a/adb/fdevent_test.h
+++ b/adb/fdevent_test.h
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "sysdeps/chrono.h"
 
 static void WaitForFdeventLoop() {
     // Sleep for a bit to make sure that network events have propagated.
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@
         }
         dummy_socket->ready(dummy_socket);
         dummy = dummy_fds[0];
+
+        thread_ = std::thread([]() { fdevent_loop(); });
+        WaitForFdeventLoop();
     }
 
     size_t GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount() {
@@ -74,10 +80,12 @@
         return 2;
     }
 
-    void TerminateThread(std::thread& thread) {
+    void TerminateThread() {
         fdevent_terminate_loop();
         ASSERT_TRUE(WriteFdExactly(dummy, "", 1));
-        thread.join();
+        thread_.join();
         ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(dummy));
     }
+
+    std::thread thread_;
 };
diff --git a/adb/socket_test.cpp b/adb/socket_test.cpp
index 068c175..f09e4b3 100644
--- a/adb/socket_test.cpp
+++ b/adb/socket_test.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
     connect(prev_tail, end);
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(fdevent_loop);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < MESSAGE_LOOP_COUNT; ++i) {
         std::string read_buffer = MESSAGE;
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@
     // Wait until the local sockets are closed.
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 struct CloseWithPacketArg {
@@ -107,24 +106,25 @@
     int cause_close_fd;
 };
 
-static void CloseWithPacketThreadFunc(CloseWithPacketArg* arg) {
-    asocket* s = create_local_socket(arg->socket_fd);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(s != nullptr);
-    arg->bytes_written = 0;
+static void CreateCloser(CloseWithPacketArg* arg) {
+    fdevent_run_on_main_thread([arg]() {
+        asocket* s = create_local_socket(arg->socket_fd);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(s != nullptr);
+        arg->bytes_written = 0;
 
-    std::string data;
-    data.resize(MAX_PAYLOAD);
-    arg->bytes_written += data.size();
-    int ret = s->enqueue(s, std::move(data));
-    ASSERT_EQ(1, ret);
+        std::string data;
+        data.resize(MAX_PAYLOAD);
+        arg->bytes_written += data.size();
+        int ret = s->enqueue(s, std::move(data));
+        ASSERT_EQ(1, ret);
 
-    asocket* cause_close_s = create_local_socket(arg->cause_close_fd);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(cause_close_s != nullptr);
-    cause_close_s->peer = s;
-    s->peer = cause_close_s;
-    cause_close_s->ready(cause_close_s);
-
-    fdevent_loop();
+        asocket* cause_close_s = create_local_socket(arg->cause_close_fd);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(cause_close_s != nullptr);
+        cause_close_s->peer = s;
+        s->peer = cause_close_s;
+        cause_close_s->ready(cause_close_s);
+    });
+    WaitForFdeventLoop();
 }
 
 // This test checks if we can close local socket in the following situation:
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@
     arg.cause_close_fd = cause_close_fd[1];
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(CloseWithPacketThreadFunc, &arg);
+    CreateCloser(&arg);
 
-    WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(cause_close_fd[0]));
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 // This test checks if we can read packets from a closing local socket.
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@
     arg.cause_close_fd = cause_close_fd[1];
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(CloseWithPacketThreadFunc, &arg);
+    CreateCloser(&arg);
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(cause_close_fd[0]));
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 // This test checks if we can close local socket in the following situation:
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@
     arg.cause_close_fd = cause_close_fd[1];
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(CloseWithPacketThreadFunc, &arg);
+    CreateCloser(&arg);
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     EXPECT_EQ(2u + GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 // Ensure that if we fail to write output to an fd, we will still flush data coming from it.
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@
     tail->ready(tail);
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(fdevent_loop);
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(WriteFdExactly(head_fd[0], "foo", 3));
 
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
@@ -254,21 +252,10 @@
     std::string error;
     int fd = network_loopback_client(5038, SOCK_STREAM, &error);
     ASSERT_GE(fd, 0) << error;
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(200ms);
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(1s);
     ASSERT_EQ(0, adb_close(fd));
 }
 
-struct CloseRdHupSocketArg {
-    int socket_fd;
-};
-
-static void CloseRdHupSocketThreadFunc(CloseRdHupSocketArg* arg) {
-    asocket* s = create_local_socket(arg->socket_fd);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(s != nullptr);
-
-    fdevent_loop();
-}
-
 // This test checks if we can close sockets in CLOSE_WAIT state.
 TEST_F(LocalSocketTest, close_socket_in_CLOSE_WAIT_state) {
     std::string error;
@@ -279,11 +266,13 @@
 
     int accept_fd = adb_socket_accept(listen_fd, nullptr, nullptr);
     ASSERT_GE(accept_fd, 0);
-    CloseRdHupSocketArg arg;
-    arg.socket_fd = accept_fd;
 
     PrepareThread();
-    std::thread thread(CloseRdHupSocketThreadFunc, &arg);
+
+    fdevent_run_on_main_thread([accept_fd]() {
+        asocket* s = create_local_socket(accept_fd);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(s != nullptr);
+    });
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     EXPECT_EQ(1u + GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
@@ -293,7 +282,7 @@
 
     WaitForFdeventLoop();
     ASSERT_EQ(GetAdditionalLocalSocketCount(), fdevent_installed_count());
-    TerminateThread(thread);
+    TerminateThread();
 }
 
 #endif  // defined(__linux__)