diff --git a/src/kernel/core/thread.c b/src/kernel/core/thread.c
index 665dcce0a9..9fc48b6a2a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/thread.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/thread.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ sys_exit_thread(status_t return_value)
 thread_id
 sys_get_current_thread_id()
 {
-	return thread_get_current_thread()->id;
+	return thread_get_current_thread_id();
 }