diff --git a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/thread_tc.c b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/thread_tc.c
index 74634adcc6..8cc0a9176f 100644
--- a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/thread_tc.c
+++ b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/thread_tc.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "utest.h"
 
-#define THREAD_STACK_SIZE  512
+#define THREAD_STACK_SIZE  UTEST_THR_STACK_SIZE
 #define THREAD_TIMESLICE   10
 
 rt_align(RT_ALIGN_SIZE)
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ static volatile rt_uint32_t tid6_finish_flag = 0;
 static volatile rt_uint32_t thread5_source = 0;
 
 #ifndef RT_USING_SMP
-    static rt_uint32_t thread_yield_flag = 0;
+    static volatile rt_uint32_t thread_yield_flag = 0;
 #endif
-static rt_uint32_t entry_idle_hook_times = 0;
+static volatile rt_uint32_t entry_idle_hook_times = 0;
 static rt_thread_t __current_thread;
 static rt_uint8_t change_priority;
-static rt_uint32_t count = 0;
+static volatile rt_uint32_t count = 0;
 
 void thread1_entry(void *param)
 {