diff --git a/include/winbase.h b/include/winbase.h
index d35dc77ac8..a08993749a 100644
--- a/include/winbase.h
+++ b/include/winbase.h
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ typedef DWORD (WINAPI *LPPROGRESS_ROUTINE)(LARGE_INTEGER, LARGE_INTEGER, LARGE_I
 #define WAIT_ABANDONED_0	STATUS_ABANDONED_WAIT_0
 #define WAIT_IO_COMPLETION	STATUS_USER_APC
 #define WAIT_TIMEOUT		STATUS_TIMEOUT
+#define STILL_ACTIVE            STATUS_PENDING
 
 #define	PAGE_NOACCESS		0x01
 #define	PAGE_READONLY		0x02
diff --git a/scheduler/process.c b/scheduler/process.c
index e5dcf29610..7ea0062666 100644
--- a/scheduler/process.c
+++ b/scheduler/process.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static PDB *PROCESS_CreatePDB( PDB *parent, BOOL inherit )
     PDB *pdb = HeapAlloc( SystemHeap, HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(PDB) );
 
     if (!pdb) return NULL;
-    pdb->exit_code       = 0x103; /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    pdb->exit_code       = STILL_ACTIVE;
     pdb->threads         = 1;
     pdb->running_threads = 1;
     pdb->ring0_threads   = 1;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ BOOL PROCESS_Init( BOOL win32 )
     server_fd = CLIENT_InitServer();
 
     /* Fill the initial process structure */
-    initial_pdb.exit_code       = 0x103; /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    initial_pdb.exit_code       = STILL_ACTIVE;
     initial_pdb.threads         = 1;
     initial_pdb.running_threads = 1;
     initial_pdb.ring0_threads   = 1;
diff --git a/scheduler/thread.c b/scheduler/thread.c
index c2d5539045..5a725e9f95 100644
--- a/scheduler/thread.c
+++ b/scheduler/thread.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ TEB *THREAD_CreateInitialThread( PDB *pdb, int server_fd )
     initial_teb.tibflags    = (pdb->flags & PDB32_WIN16_PROC)? 0 : TEBF_WIN32;
     initial_teb.tls_ptr     = initial_teb.tls_array;
     initial_teb.process     = pdb;
-    initial_teb.exit_code   = 0x103; /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    initial_teb.exit_code   = STILL_ACTIVE;
     initial_teb.socket      = server_fd;
 
     /* Allocate the TEB selector (%fs register) */
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ TEB *THREAD_Create( PDB *pdb, int fd, DWORD flags, DWORD stack_size, BOOL alloc_
     teb->tibflags    = (pdb->flags & PDB32_WIN16_PROC)? 0 : TEBF_WIN32;
     teb->tls_ptr     = teb->tls_array;
     teb->process     = pdb;
-    teb->exit_code   = 0x103; /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    teb->exit_code   = STILL_ACTIVE;
     teb->socket      = fd;
 
     /* Allocate the TEB selector (%fs register) */
diff --git a/server/process.c b/server/process.c
index a28ed72318..b12221efde 100644
--- a/server/process.c
+++ b/server/process.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct thread *create_process( int fd, struct process *parent,
     process->thread_list     = NULL;
     process->debugger        = NULL;
     process->handles         = NULL;
-    process->exit_code       = 0x103;  /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    process->exit_code       = STILL_ACTIVE;
     process->running_threads = 0;
     process->priority        = NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS;
     process->affinity        = 1;
diff --git a/server/thread.c b/server/thread.c
index 962a7bf76a..b04215893f 100644
--- a/server/thread.c
+++ b/server/thread.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct thread *create_thread( int fd, struct process *process, int suspend )
     thread->pass_fd     = -1;
     thread->state       = RUNNING;
     thread->attached    = 0;
-    thread->exit_code   = 0x103;  /* STILL_ACTIVE */
+    thread->exit_code   = STILL_ACTIVE;
     thread->next        = NULL;
     thread->prev        = NULL;
     thread->priority    = THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL;