diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
index 41d51830e..1a5993036 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
   // Setup the thread state block (last error/etc).
   uint8_t* p = memory()->TranslateVirtual(guest_object());
   guest_thread->header.type = 6;
+  guest_thread->suspend_count =
+      (creation_params_.creation_flags & X_CREATE_SUSPENDED) ? 1 : 0;
 
   xe::store_and_swap<uint32_t>(p + 0x010, guest_object() + 0x010);
   xe::store_and_swap<uint32_t>(p + 0x014, guest_object() + 0x010);
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
 
   xe::threading::Thread::CreationParameters params;
   params.stack_size = 16 * 1024 * 1024;  // Ignore game, always big!
-  params.create_suspended = (creation_params_.creation_flags & 0x1) == 0x1;
+  params.create_suspended = true;
   thread_ = xe::threading::Thread::Create(params, [this]() {
     // Set name immediately, if we have one.
     thread_->set_name(name());
@@ -325,6 +327,11 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
     thread_->set_priority(creation_params_.creation_flags & 0x20 ? 1 : 0);
   }
 
+  if ((creation_params_.creation_flags & X_CREATE_SUSPENDED) == 0) {
+    // Start the thread now that we're all setup.
+    thread_->Resume();
+  }
+
   return X_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
index 3c2b564d3..18b7c9b17 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace kernel {
 class NativeList;
 class XEvent;
 
-constexpr uint32_t X_CREATE_SUSPENDED = 0x00000004;
+constexpr uint32_t X_CREATE_SUSPENDED = 0x00000001;
 
 constexpr uint32_t X_TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES = UINT32_MAX;