diff --git a/rostests/winetests/kernel32/sync.c b/rostests/winetests/kernel32/sync.c
index d76d7b4e5a5..b0233cbe772 100755
--- a/rostests/winetests/kernel32/sync.c
+++ b/rostests/winetests/kernel32/sync.c
@@ -2526,8 +2526,7 @@ START_TEST(sync)
     {
         if (!strcmp(argv[2], "apc_deadlock"))
         {
-            HANDLE handle = GetCurrentThread();
-            for (;;) WaitForMultipleObjectsEx(1, &handle, FALSE, INFINITE, TRUE);
+            for (;;) SleepEx(INFINITE, TRUE);
         }
         return;
     }