diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/latency_measure/src/int_to_thread_evt.c b/tests/benchmarks/latency_measure/src/int_to_thread_evt.c
index 791751e6b14..1cc91c750b4 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/latency_measure/src/int_to_thread_evt.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/latency_measure/src/int_to_thread_evt.c
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 
 static u32_t timestamp;
-
+static struct k_work work;
 
 K_SEM_DEFINE(INTSEMA, 0, 1);
-K_ALERT_DEFINE(EVENT0, NULL, 10);
+K_SEM_DEFINE(WORKSEMA, 0, 1);
+
 
 /**
  *
@@ -41,10 +42,17 @@ static void latency_test_isr(void *unused)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(unused);
 
-	k_alert_send(&EVENT0);
+	k_work_submit(&work);
 	timestamp = TIME_STAMP_DELTA_GET(0);
 }
 
+static void worker(struct k_work *item)
+{
+	(void)item;
+	timestamp = TIME_STAMP_DELTA_GET(timestamp);
+	k_sem_give(&WORKSEMA);
+}
+
 /**
  *
  * @brief Software interrupt generating thread
@@ -77,10 +85,12 @@ int int_to_thread_evt(void)
 {
 	PRINT_FORMAT(" 2 - Measure time from ISR to executing a different thread"
 		     " (rescheduled)");
+	k_work_init(&work, worker);
+
 	TICK_SYNCH();
 	k_sem_give(&INTSEMA);
-	k_alert_recv(&EVENT0, K_FOREVER);
-	timestamp = TIME_STAMP_DELTA_GET(timestamp);
+	k_sem_take(&WORKSEMA, K_FOREVER);
+
 	PRINT_FORMAT(" switch time is %u tcs = %u nsec",
 		     timestamp, SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_TO_NS(timestamp));
 	return 0;