diff --git a/tests/quick/se/40.m5threads-test___thread/test.py b/tests/quick/se/40.m5threads-test___thread/test.py
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/quick/se/40.m5threads-test___thread/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import m5.debug
+
+process = LiveProcess(executable = binpath('m5threads', 'test___thread'),
+                      cmd = ['test___thread', str(nb_cores)])
+
+m5.debug.flags['SyscallVerbose'].enable()
+
+for i in range(nb_cores):
+    root.system.cpu[i].workload = process