diff --git a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex5.c b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex5.c
index 7029da12f..6d24275f1 100644
--- a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex5.c
+++ b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex5.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ main()
     {
       assert(pthread_mutexattr_init(&mxAttr) == 0);
       assert(pthread_mutexattr_gettype(&mxAttr, &mxType) == 0);
-      assert(mxType == PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);
+      assert(mxType == PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
     }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7.c b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7.c
index d2c9f8bee..6acb12317 100644
--- a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7.c
+++ b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * mutex7.c
  *
  * Test the default (type not set) mutex type.
- * Should be the same as PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK.
+ * Should be the same as PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL.
  * Thread locks then trylocks mutex (attempted recursive lock).
  * The thread should lock first time and EBUSY second time.
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void * locker(void * arg)
   assert(pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex) == EBUSY);
   lockCount++;
   assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == 0);
-  assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == EPERM);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7d.c b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7d.c
index 906d0f043..98b74fc5b 100644
--- a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7d.c
+++ b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7d.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * mutex7d.c
  *
  * Test the default (type not set) mutex type.
- * Should be the same as PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK.
+ * Should be the same as PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL.
  * Thread locks then trylocks mutex (attempted recursive lock).
  * The thread should lock first time and EBUSY second time.
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void * locker(void * arg)
   assert(pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex) == EBUSY);
   lockCount++;
   assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == 0);
-  assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == EPERM);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7n.c b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7n.c
index e9a36fec0..a04792b61 100644
--- a/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7n.c
+++ b/winsup/testsuite/winsup.api/pthread/mutex7n.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void * locker(void * arg)
   assert(pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex) == EBUSY);
   lockCount++;
   assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == 0);
-  assert(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex) == EPERM);
 
   return (void *) 555;
 }