diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/threads.c b/src/mono/mono/metadata/threads.c
index 5be659cd0ebf28..30d2b07e3b48c8 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/threads.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/threads.c
@@ -1321,6 +1321,29 @@ start_wrapper (gpointer data)
 	g_assert_not_reached ();
 }
 
+static void
+throw_thread_start_exception (guint32 error_code, MonoError *error)
+{
+	ERROR_DECL (method_error);
+
+	MONO_STATIC_POINTER_INIT (MonoMethod, throw)
+
+	throw = mono_class_get_method_from_name_checked (mono_defaults.thread_class, "ThrowThreadStartException", 1, 0, method_error);
+	mono_error_assert_ok (method_error);
+
+	MONO_STATIC_POINTER_INIT_END (MonoMethod, throw)
+	g_assert (throw);
+
+	char *msg = g_strdup_printf ("0x%x", error_code);
+	MonoException *ex = mono_get_exception_execution_engine (msg);
+	g_free (msg);
+
+	gpointer args [1];
+	args [0] = ex;
+
+	mono_runtime_invoke_checked (throw, NULL, args, error);
+}
+
 /*
  * create_thread:
  *
@@ -1403,7 +1426,12 @@ create_thread (MonoThread *thread, MonoInternalThread *internal, MonoObject *sta
 		mono_threads_lock ();
 		mono_g_hash_table_remove (threads_starting_up, thread);
 		mono_threads_unlock ();
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_NETCORE
+		throw_thread_start_exception (mono_w32error_get_last(), error);
+#else
 		mono_error_set_execution_engine (error, "Couldn't create thread. Error 0x%x", mono_w32error_get_last());
+#endif
 		/* ref is not going to be decremented in start_wrapper_internal */
 		mono_atomic_dec_i32 (&start_info->ref);
 		ret = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.xml b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.xml
index 31c5d3516b80f7..0732f1f65a8c9e 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.xml
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.xml
@@ -692,10 +692,5 @@
 			<!-- marshal-ilgen.c:emit_invoke_call -->
 			<method signature="System.Void .ctor()" />
 		</type>
-
-		<!-- Used by binary formatter tests -->
-		<type fullname="System.Threading.ThreadStartException">
-			<method name=".ctor" />
-		</type>
 	</assembly>
 </linker>
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Thread.Mono.cs b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Thread.Mono.cs
index 3783134b482adf..0cc83104e195b1 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Thread.Mono.cs
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Thread.Mono.cs
@@ -289,7 +289,11 @@ internal void StartCallback()
             }
         }
 
+        // Called from the runtime
+        internal static void ThrowThreadStartException(Exception ex) => throw new ThreadStartException(ex);
+
         [DynamicDependency(nameof(StartCallback))]
+        [DynamicDependency(nameof(ThrowThreadStartException))]
         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
         private static extern void StartInternal(Thread runtime_thread);
 #endif