diff --git a/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp b/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
index 3e7c6d85d3..83433b4e69 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ make_thread_suspended(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (thread->id != id)
 			continue;
 
-		thread->state = thread->next_state = B_THREAD_SUSPENDED;
+		thread->next_state = B_THREAD_SUSPENDED;
 		kprintf("thread %ld suspended\n", id);
 		break;
 	}