1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index c56a453a3c..d6cf486931 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ rt_err_t rt_timer_start(rt_timer_t timer)
     if (timer->parent.flag & RT_TIMER_FLAG_SOFT_TIMER)
     {
         /* check whether timer thread is ready */
-        if (timer_thread.stat != RT_THREAD_READY)
+        if ((timer_thread.stat & RT_THREAD_STAT_MASK) != RT_THREAD_READY)
         {
             /* resume timer thread to check soft timer */
             rt_thread_resume(&timer_thread);