diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index f55d803f995d..789aeb0e1159 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -931,12 +931,14 @@ int _torture_create_kthread(int (*fn)(void *arg), void *arg, char *s, char *m,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING(m);
-	*tp = kthread_run(fn, arg, "%s", s);
+	*tp = kthread_create(fn, arg, "%s", s);
 	if (IS_ERR(*tp)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(*tp);
 		TOROUT_ERRSTRING(f);
 		*tp = NULL;
+		return ret;
 	}
+	wake_up_process(*tp);  // Process is sleeping, so ordering provided.
 	torture_shuffle_task_register(*tp);
 	return ret;
 }