diff --git a/src/msw/thread.cpp b/src/msw/thread.cpp
index 7c5a377d5e..92f34c9ca8 100644
--- a/src/msw/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/thread.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ bool wxThreadInternal::Create(wxThread *thread, unsigned int stackSize)
         SetPriority(m_priority);
     }
 
+    m_state = STATE_NEW;
+
     return TRUE;
 }