diff --git a/src/system/set_threadname.h b/src/system/set_threadname.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..587b8c4f9
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+++ b/src/system/set_threadname.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef __set_threadname_h__
+#define __set_threadname_h__
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+inline void set_threadname(const char *name)
+{
+	char threadname[17];
+	strncpy(threadname, name, sizeof(threadname));
+	threadname[16] = 0;
+	prctl (PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)&threadname);
+}
+#endif