diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
index 6521f3e79c..ec58221d72 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ const HLEFunction ThreadManForUser[] =
 	{0X1181E963, &WrapI_U<sceKernelDelaySysClockThreadCB>,           "sceKernelDelaySysClockThreadCB",            'i', "P",      HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED },
 	{0XCEADEB47, &WrapI_U<sceKernelDelayThread>,                     "sceKernelDelayThread",                      'i', "x",      HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED },
 	{0X68DA9E36, &WrapI_U<sceKernelDelayThreadCB>,                   "sceKernelDelayThreadCB",                    'i', "x",      HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED },
-	{0XAA73C935, &WrapV_I<sceKernelExitThread>,                      "sceKernelExitThread",                       'v', "i"       },
+	{0XAA73C935, &WrapI_I<sceKernelExitThread>,                      "sceKernelExitThread",                       'i', "i"       },
 	{0X809CE29B, &WrapV_I<sceKernelExitDeleteThread>,                "sceKernelExitDeleteThread",                 'v', "i"       },
 	{0x94aa61ee, &WrapI_V<sceKernelGetThreadCurrentPriority>,        "sceKernelGetThreadCurrentPriority",         'i', ""        },
 	{0X293B45B8, &WrapI_V<sceKernelGetThreadId>,                     "sceKernelGetThreadId",                      'i', "",       HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT },
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ const HLEFunction ThreadManForKernel[] =
 	{0x446D8DE6, &WrapI_CUUIUU<sceKernelCreateThread>,               "sceKernelCreateThread",                     'i', "sxxixx", HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
 	{0xF475845D, &WrapI_IIU<sceKernelStartThread>,                   "sceKernelStartThread",                      'i', "iix",    HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
 	{0X9FA03CD3, &WrapI_I<sceKernelDeleteThread>,                    "sceKernelDeleteThread",                     'i', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
-	{0XAA73C935, &WrapV_I<sceKernelExitThread>,                      "sceKernelExitThread",                       'v', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
+	{0XAA73C935, &WrapI_I<sceKernelExitThread>,                      "sceKernelExitThread",                       'i', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
 	{0X809CE29B, &WrapV_I<sceKernelExitDeleteThread>,                "sceKernelExitDeleteThread",                 'v', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
 	{0X9944F31F, &WrapI_I<sceKernelSuspendThread>,                   "sceKernelSuspendThread",                    'i', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
 	{0X75156E8F, &WrapI_I<sceKernelResumeThread>,                    "sceKernelResumeThread",                     'i', "i",      HLE_KERNEL_SYSCALL },
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
index e995528d02..7e719c05e3 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
@@ -2148,11 +2148,16 @@ void __KernelReturnFromThread()
 	// The stack will be deallocated when the thread is deleted.
 }
 
-void sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus) {
+int sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus) {
+	if (!__KernelIsDispatchEnabled() && sceKernelGetCompiledSdkVersion() > 0x0307FFFF)
+		return hleLogError(SCEKERNEL, SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_CAN_NOT_WAIT);
 	PSPThread *thread = __GetCurrentThread();
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(thread != NULL, "Exited from a NULL thread.");
 
 	INFO_LOG(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelExitThread(%d)", exitStatus);
+	if (exitStatus < 0) {
+		exitStatus = SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+	}
 	__KernelStopThread(currentThread, exitStatus, "thread exited");
 
 	hleReSchedule("thread exited");
@@ -2161,6 +2166,7 @@ void sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus) {
 	__KernelThreadTriggerEvent((thread->nt.attr & PSP_THREAD_ATTR_KERNEL) != 0, thread->GetUID(), THREADEVENT_EXIT);
 
 	// The stack will be deallocated when the thread is deleted.
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void _sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus) {
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.h b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.h
index 5c85ba661b..4c11a613fe 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.h
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void __KernelStopThread(SceUID threadID, int exitStatus, const char *reason);
 u32 __KernelDeleteThread(SceUID threadID, int exitStatus, const char *reason);
 int sceKernelDeleteThread(int threadHandle);
 void sceKernelExitDeleteThread(int exitStatus);
-void sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus);
+int sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus);
 void _sceKernelExitThread(int exitStatus);
 SceUID sceKernelGetThreadId();
 int sceKernelGetThreadCurrentPriority();