diff --git a/src/modules/module-solaris.c b/src/modules/module-solaris.c
index 396094ce8..5c1a86c29 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-solaris.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-solaris.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
     else
         pa_log_warn("Could not register SIGPOLL handler");
 
-    if (!(u->thread = pa_thread_new(thread_func, u))) {
+    if (!(u->thread = pa_thread_new("solaris", thread_func, u))) {
         pa_log("Failed to create thread.");
         goto fail;
     }