diff --git a/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
index 8c5863e477f..20f60f884d5 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ static void create_dynamic_thread(void)
 
 	tid = k_thread_create(dyn_thread, dyn_thread_stack, STACKSIZE,
 			      dyn_thread_entry, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-			      K_PRIO_PREEMPT(0), K_USER, K_NO_WAIT);
+			      K_PRIO_PREEMPT(0), K_USER, K_FOREVER);
 
 	k_object_access_grant(&start_sem, tid);
 	k_object_access_grant(&end_sem, tid);
 
+	k_thread_start(tid);
+
 	k_sem_give(&start_sem);
 
 	zassert_true(k_sem_take(&end_sem, K_SECONDS(1)) == 0,
@@ -76,10 +78,12 @@ static void permission_test(void)
 
 	tid = k_thread_create(dyn_thread, dyn_thread_stack, STACKSIZE,
 			      dyn_thread_entry, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-			      K_PRIO_PREEMPT(0), K_USER, K_NO_WAIT);
+			      K_PRIO_PREEMPT(0), K_USER, K_FOREVER);
 
 	k_object_access_grant(&start_sem, tid);
 
+	k_thread_start(tid);
+
 	/*
 	 * Notice dyn_thread will not have permission to access
 	 * end_sem, which will cause kernel oops.