diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog b/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
index d706173fa5..e9df15d8db 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-04-25	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* psx07/init.c, psx07/task.c: Introduce enough of a delay so the Init()
+	thread can reliably reach the pthread_join() call.
+
 2010-04-25	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrilL@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* psxreaddir/psxreaddir.scn, psxreaddir/test.c: Do not test for
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/init.c b/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/init.c
index 5577a9ab62..73719ddbba 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/init.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void *POSIX_Init(
 
   puts( "Init - pthread_attr_setinheritsched - EXPLICIT - SUCCESSFUL" );
   status = pthread_attr_setinheritsched( &attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED );
-  rtems_test_assert(  !status );
+  rtems_test_assert( !status );
 
   schedparam.sched_ss_repl_period.tv_sec = 3;
   schedparam.sched_ss_repl_period.tv_nsec = 3;
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/task.c b/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/task.c
index d288b88b40..8256aa5639 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/task.c
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psx07/task.c
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ void *Task_2(
   int i = 0;
   time_t now, start;
 
+  /*
+   * sleep long enough to let the init thread join with us.
+   */
+  usleep(10000);
+
   /*
    *  Change our priority so we are running at a logically higher
    *  priority than our "ss_high_priority".  This should result in