diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
index 877dc5bd4..4fed2059b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BaseSimpleCPU::BaseSimpleCPU(Params *p)
             /* asid */ 0);
 #endif // !FULL_SYSTEM
 
-    thread->setStatus(ThreadContext::Suspended);
+    thread->setStatus(ThreadContext::Unallocated);
 
     tc = thread->getTC();
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
index 39f31782b..191ae2f2e 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ SimpleThread::activate(int delay)
 
     lastActivate = curTick;
 
-    if (status() == ThreadContext::Unallocated) {
-        cpu->activateWhenReady(tid);
-        return;
-    }
+//    if (status() == ThreadContext::Unallocated) {
+//	cpu->activateWhenReady(tid);
+//	return;
+//   }
 
     _status = ThreadContext::Active;
 
diff --git a/src/kern/tru64/tru64.hh b/src/kern/tru64/tru64.hh
index b94276035..a7703be7c 100644
--- a/src/kern/tru64/tru64.hh
+++ b/src/kern/tru64/tru64.hh
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ class Tru64 : public OperatingSystem
             for (int i = 0; i < process->numCpus(); ++i) {
                 ThreadContext *tc = process->threadContexts[i];
 
-                if (tc->status() == ThreadContext::Suspended) {
+                if (tc->status() == ThreadContext::Unallocated) {
                     // inactive context... grab it
                     init_thread_context(tc, attrp, uniq_val);