diff --git a/src/kernel/thread.rs b/src/kernel/thread.rs
index 6cc9332..1352c7a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/thread.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/thread.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ use crate::{simulator::machine::{NUM_INT_REGS, NUM_FP_REGS, STACK_REG}};
 
 const STACK_FENCEPOST: u32 = 0xdeadbeef;
 
+/// Polymorphic macro to get thread without passing a name by default
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! get_new_thread {
+    () => { Thread::new(DEFAULT_THREAD_NAME) };
+    ($a:literal) => {
+        Thread::new(&$a.to_string())
+    };
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub struct ThreadContext {
     pub int_registers: [i64; NUM_INT_REGS],
@@ -102,14 +111,6 @@ mod test {
     use super::{Thread, ThreadContext, NUM_INT_REGS, NUM_FP_REGS, ObjectType};
     const DEFAULT_THREAD_NAME: &str = "test_thread";
 
-    /// Polymorphic macro to get thread without passing a name by default
-    macro_rules! get_new_thread {
-        () => { Thread::new(DEFAULT_THREAD_NAME) };
-        ($a:literal) => {
-            Thread::new(&$a.to_string())
-        };
-    }
-
     /// This macro allows for getting a Thread for which we've ensured proper initial state
     /// in case a commit further down the line changes the initial state of threads generated
     /// from Thread::new