--- jsr166/src/test/tck/LinkedBlockingDequeTest.java	2017/05/13 21:43:51	1.69
+++ jsr166/src/test/tck/LinkedBlockingDequeTest.java	2017/05/13 21:47:12	1.70
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ public class LinkedBlockingDequeTest ext
             }});
 
         await(threadStarted);
-        assertThreadStaysAlive(t);
+        assertThreadBlocks(t, Thread.State.WAITING);
         t.interrupt();
         awaitTermination(t);
     }
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ public class LinkedBlockingDequeTest ext
             }});
 
         await(threadStarted);
-        assertThreadStaysAlive(t);
+        assertThreadBlocks(t, Thread.State.WAITING);
         t.interrupt();
         awaitTermination(t);
     }