diff --git a/src/tests/interpol-test.c b/src/tests/interpol-test.c
index 3ec8a18f7..54bdd7750 100644
--- a/src/tests/interpol-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/interpol-test.c
@@ -33,17 +33,11 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD
-#include <pthread.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 #include <pulse/mainloop.h>
 
+#include <pulsecore/thread.h>
+
 static pa_context *context = NULL;
 static pa_stream *stream = NULL;
 static pa_mainloop_api *mainloop_api = NULL;
@@ -152,13 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         tv = now;
         while (pa_timeval_diff(pa_gettimeofday(&now), &tv) < 1000)
-#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_YIELD
-            pthread_yield();
-#elif defined(OS_IS_WIN32)
-            Sleep(0);
-#else
-            ;
-#endif
+            pa_thread_yield();
     }
 
     if (m)