diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
index 5f812e45f2..1bf85d1ba7 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
@@ -655,6 +655,13 @@ close_module_list(void *cookie)
 }
 
 
+thread_id
+spawn_kernel_thread(thread_func func, const char *name, int32 priority, void *data)
+{
+	return spawn_thread(func, name, priority, data);
+}
+
+
 void
 panic(const char *format, ...)
 {