diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/vdisplay_sdl.c b/devicemodel/hw/vdisplay_sdl.c
index 51125cb41..95b57a4d2 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/vdisplay_sdl.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/vdisplay_sdl.c
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ vdpy_init()
 		pr_err("Failed to create the sdl_display_thread.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-
+	pthread_setname_np(vdpy.tid, "acrn_vdisplay");
 	count = 0;
 	/* Wait up to 200ms so that the vdpy_sdl_display_thread is ready to
 	 * handle the 3D request