diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
index e0a5eac4d4..92c5fee535 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
@@ -1336,32 +1336,21 @@ u32 sceKernelReferThreadRunStatus(u32 threadID, u32 statusPtr)
 int __KernelGetThreadExitStatus(SceUID threadID) {
 	u32 error;
 	PSPThread *t = kernelObjects.Get<PSPThread>(threadID, error);
-	if (t)
-	{
-		if (t->nt.status == THREADSTATUS_DORMANT) // TODO: can be dormant before starting, too, need to avoid that
-		{
-			DEBUG_LOG(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelGetThreadExitStatus(%d)", threadID);
-			return t->nt.exitStatus;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			DEBUG_LOG(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelGetThreadExitStatus(%d): not dormant", threadID);
-			return SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_NOT_DORMANT;
-		}
+	if (!t) {
+		return hleLogError(SCEKERNEL, error);
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		ERROR_LOG(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelGetThreadExitStatus Error %08x", error);
-		return SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_UNKNOWN_THID;
+
+	// __KernelResetThread and __KernelCreateThread set exitStatus in case it's DORMANT.
+	if (t->nt.status == THREADSTATUS_DORMANT) {
+		return hleLogSuccessI(SCEKERNEL, t->nt.exitStatus);
 	}
+	return hleLogDebug(SCEKERNEL, SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_NOT_DORMANT, "not dormant");
 }
 
-int sceKernelGetThreadExitStatus(SceUID threadID)
-{
+int sceKernelGetThreadExitStatus(SceUID threadID) {
 	u32 status = __KernelGetThreadExitStatus(threadID);
 	// Seems this is called in a tight-ish loop, maybe awaiting an interrupt - issue #13698
-	// Guess based on sceKernelGetThreadId.
-	hleEatCycles(180);
+	hleEatCycles(330);
 	return status;
 }