diff --git a/src/ripple/rocksdb/rocksdb/util/env_posix.cc b/src/ripple/rocksdb/rocksdb/util/env_posix.cc
index 2582fcb44..f18646c34 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rocksdb/rocksdb/util/env_posix.cc
+++ b/src/ripple/rocksdb/rocksdb/util/env_posix.cc
@@ -1364,6 +1364,11 @@ class PosixEnv : public Env {
     }
 
     static void* BGThreadWrapper(void* arg) {
+    #if (__GLIBC__ * 1000 + __GLIBC_MINOR__) >= 2012
+      pthread_setname_np (pthread_self(), "rocksdb:bg");
+    #else
+      prctl (PR_SET_NAME, "rocksdb:bg", 0, 0, 0);
+    #endif
       reinterpret_cast<ThreadPool*>(arg)->BGThread();
       return nullptr;
     }