1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 5746c39..ed01c98 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-from test.test_support import verbose, run_unittest
+from test.test_support import verbose, run_unittest, start_threads
 import sys
 import time
 import gc
@@ -352,19 +352,13 @@ class GCTests(unittest.TestCase):
         old_checkinterval = sys.getcheckinterval()
         sys.setcheckinterval(3)
         try:
-            exit = False
+            exit = []
             threads = []
             for i in range(N_THREADS):
                 t = threading.Thread(target=run_thread)
                 threads.append(t)
-            try:
-                for t in threads:
-                    t.start()
-            finally:
+            with start_threads(threads, lambda: exit.append(1)):
                 time.sleep(1.0)
-                exit = True
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
         finally:
             sys.setcheckinterval(old_checkinterval)
         gc.collect()