diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
index 3a003f694..7167c9e40 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernel.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ const HLEFunction ThreadManForUser[] =
 	{0x1AF94D03,0,"sceKernelDonateWakeupThread"},
 	{0xea748e31,WrapI_UU<sceKernelChangeCurrentThreadAttr>,"sceKernelChangeCurrentThreadAttr"},
 	{0x71bc9871,WrapI_II<sceKernelChangeThreadPriority>,"sceKernelChangeThreadPriority"},
-	{0x446D8DE6,WrapI_CUUIUU<sceKernelCreateThread>,"sceKernelCreateThread"},
+	{0x446D8DE6,WrapI_CUUIUU<sceKernelCreateThread>,           "sceKernelCreateThread",                HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT},
 	{0x9fa03cd3,WrapI_I<sceKernelDeleteThread>,"sceKernelDeleteThread"},
 	{0xBD123D9E,WrapI_U<sceKernelDelaySysClockThread>,         "sceKernelDelaySysClockThread",         HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED},
 	{0x1181E963,WrapI_U<sceKernelDelaySysClockThreadCB>,       "sceKernelDelaySysClockThreadCB",       HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED},
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ const HLEFunction ThreadManForUser[] =
 	{0x912354a7,&WrapI_I<sceKernelRotateThreadReadyQueue>,"sceKernelRotateThreadReadyQueue"},
 	{0x9ACE131E,WrapI_V<sceKernelSleepThread>,                 "sceKernelSleepThread",                 HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED},
 	{0x82826f70,WrapI_V<sceKernelSleepThreadCB>,               "sceKernelSleepThreadCB",               HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT | HLE_NOT_DISPATCH_SUSPENDED},
-	{0xF475845D,&WrapI_IIU<sceKernelStartThread>,"sceKernelStartThread"},
+	{0xF475845D,&WrapI_IIU<sceKernelStartThread>,              "sceKernelStartThread",                 HLE_NOT_IN_INTERRUPT},
 	{0x9944f31f,WrapI_I<sceKernelSuspendThread>,"sceKernelSuspendThread"},
 	{0x616403ba,WrapI_I<sceKernelTerminateThread>,"sceKernelTerminateThread"},
 	{0x383f7bcc,WrapI_I<sceKernelTerminateDeleteThread>,"sceKernelTerminateDeleteThread"},
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
index 06968f73f..fb54695ff 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
@@ -2057,6 +2057,9 @@ int __KernelCreateThread(const char *threadName, SceUID moduleID, u32 entry, u32
 	if (optionAddr != 0)
 		WARN_LOG_REPORT(SCEKERNEL, "sceKernelCreateThread(name=%s): unsupported options parameter %08x", threadName, optionAddr);
 
+	// Creating a thread resumes dispatch automatically.  Probably can't create without it.
+	dispatchEnabled = true;
+
 	hleEatCycles(32000);
 	// This won't schedule to the new thread, but it may to one woken from eating cycles.
 	// Technically, this should not eat all at once, and reschedule in the middle, but that's hard.
@@ -2134,15 +2137,12 @@ int sceKernelStartThread(SceUID threadToStartID, int argSize, u32 argBlockPtr)
 	// Smaller is better for priority.  Only switch if the new thread is better.
 	if (cur && cur->nt.currentPriority > startThread->nt.currentPriority)
 	{
-		// Starting a thread automatically resumes the dispatch thread.
-		// TODO: Maybe this happens even for worse-priority started threads?
-		dispatchEnabled = true;
-
 		__KernelChangeReadyState(cur, currentThread, true);
 		hleReSchedule("thread started");
 	}
-	else if (!dispatchEnabled)
-		WARN_LOG_REPORT(SCEKERNEL, "UNTESTED Dispatch disabled while starting worse-priority thread");
+
+	// Starting a thread automatically resumes the dispatch thread.
+	dispatchEnabled = true;
 
 	__KernelChangeReadyState(startThread, threadToStartID, true);
 	return 0;