diff --git a/ltp/aio-stress.c b/ltp/aio-stress.c
index 57a21583..ebff1bd4 100644
--- a/ltp/aio-stress.c
+++ b/ltp/aio-stress.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,6 @@ typedef void * (*start_routine)(void *);
 int run_workers(struct thread_info *t, int num_threads)
 {
     int ret;
-    int thread_ret;
     int i;
 
     for(i = 0 ; i < num_threads ; i++) {
@@ -1221,7 +1220,7 @@ int run_workers(struct thread_info *t, int num_threads)
 	}
     }
     for(i = 0 ; i < num_threads ; i++) {
-        ret = pthread_join(t[i].tid, (void *)&thread_ret);
+        ret = pthread_join(t[i].tid, NULL);
         if (ret) {
 	    perror("pthread_join");
 	    exit(1);