diff --git a/lib/std/thread.zig b/lib/std/thread.zig
index 6d9b4bebe64ee16192a69e625e0c447263341b27..d07c41c5b0d2d473522cf5980d848294b7683965 100644
--- a/lib/std/thread.zig
+++ b/lib/std/thread.zig
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ pub const Thread = struct {
                                 std.debug.dumpStackTrace(trace.*);
                             }
                         };
-                        return 0;
+                        return null;
                     },
                     else => @compileError(bad_startfn_ret),
                 }