diff --git a/include/media/JetPlayer.h b/include/media/JetPlayer.h
index 16764a9..6d53989 100644
--- a/include/media/JetPlayer.h
+++ b/include/media/JetPlayer.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 
 private:
-    static  int         renderThread(void*);
     int                 render();
     void                fireUpdateOnStatusChange();
     void                fireEventsFromJetQueue();
@@ -97,6 +96,28 @@
 
     char                mJetFilePath[256];
 
+    class JetPlayerThread : public Thread {
+    public:
+        JetPlayerThread(JetPlayer *player) : mPlayer(player) {
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        virtual ~JetPlayerThread() {}
+
+    private:
+        JetPlayer *mPlayer;
+
+        bool threadLoop() {
+            int result;
+            result = mPlayer->render();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        JetPlayerThread(const JetPlayerThread &);
+        JetPlayerThread &operator=(const JetPlayerThread &);
+    };
+
+    sp<JetPlayerThread> mThread;
 
 }; // end class JetPlayer
 
diff --git a/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
index 3d94b49..afa84b7 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
     {
         Mutex::Autolock l(mMutex);
         ALOGV("JetPlayer::init(): trying to start render thread");
-        createThreadEtc(renderThread, this, "jetRenderThread", ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
+        mThread = new JetPlayerThread(this);
+        mThread->run("jetRenderThread", ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
         mCondition.wait(mMutex);
     }
     if (mTid > 0) {
@@ -156,12 +157,6 @@
 
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int JetPlayer::renderThread(void* p) {
-
-    return ((JetPlayer*)p)->render();
-}
-
-//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int JetPlayer::render() {
     EAS_RESULT result = EAS_FAILURE;
     EAS_I32 count;