diff --git a/threads-bugs/Makefile b/threads-bugs/Makefile
index 3e04898..de32462 100644
--- a/threads-bugs/Makefile
+++ b/threads-bugs/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
 endif
 
 SRCS   := atomicity.c \
-	atomicity_fixed.c
+	atomicity_fixed.c \
+	ordering.c
 
 OBJS   := ${SRCS:c=o}
 PROGS  := ${SRCS:.c=}
diff --git a/threads-bugs/ordering.c b/threads-bugs/ordering.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a1f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threads-bugs/ordering.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "common_threads.h"
+
+#define PR_STATE_INIT (0)
+
+typedef struct {
+    pthread_t Tid;
+    int State;
+} pr_thread_t;
+
+pr_thread_t *PR_CreateThread(void *(*start_routine)(void *)) {
+    pr_thread_t *p = malloc(sizeof(pr_thread_t));
+    if (p == NULL) 
+	return NULL;
+    p->State = PR_STATE_INIT;
+    Pthread_create(&p->Tid, NULL, start_routine, NULL); 
+    // turn the sleep off to avoid the fault, sometimes...
+    sleep(1);
+    return p;
+}
+
+void PR_WaitThread(pr_thread_t *p) {
+    Pthread_join(p->Tid, NULL); 
+}
+
+pr_thread_t *mThread;
+
+void *mMain(void *arg) {
+    printf("mMain: begin\n");
+    int mState = mThread->State;
+    printf("mMain: state is %d\n", mState);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    printf("ordering: begin\n");
+    mThread = PR_CreateThread(mMain);
+    PR_WaitThread(mThread);
+    printf("ordering: end\n");
+    return 0;
+}
+