diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
index 26b721a..2dce0ca 100644
--- a/src/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace bx
 
 		ThreadInternal* ti = (ThreadInternal*)m_internal;
 #if BX_CRT_NONE
-		ti->m_handle = INT32_MIN;
+		ti->m_handle = -1;
 #elif  BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS \
 	|| BX_PLATFORM_WINRT   \
 	|| BX_PLATFORM_XBOXONE
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace bx
 #if BX_CRT_NONE
 		ti->m_handle = crt0::threadCreate(&ti->threadFunc, _userData, m_stackSize, _name);
 
-		if (NULL == ti->m_handle)
+		if (-1 == ti->m_handle)
 		{
 			return false;
 		}