diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Demo/Common/Minimal/semtest.c b/FreeRTOS/Demo/Common/Minimal/semtest.c
index a146ad506..9d1b822b9 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Demo/Common/Minimal/semtest.c
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Demo/Common/Minimal/semtest.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ const portTickType xBlockTime = ( portTickType ) 100;
 	if( pxFirstSemaphoreParameters != NULL )
 	{
 		/* Create the semaphore used by the first two tasks. */
-		vSemaphoreCreateBinary( pxFirstSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore );
+		pxFirstSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
+		xSemaphoreGive( pxFirstSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore );
 
 		if( pxFirstSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore != NULL )
 		{
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ const portTickType xBlockTime = ( portTickType ) 100;
 	pxSecondSemaphoreParameters = ( xSemaphoreParameters * ) pvPortMalloc( sizeof( xSemaphoreParameters ) );
 	if( pxSecondSemaphoreParameters != NULL )
 	{
-		vSemaphoreCreateBinary( pxSecondSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore );
+		pxSecondSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
+		xSemaphoreGive( pxSecondSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore );
 
 		if( pxSecondSemaphoreParameters->xSemaphore != NULL )
 		{