diff --git a/src/unix/unix_thread.c b/src/unix/unix_thread.c
index a73d23225..9d989fb91 100644
--- a/src/unix/unix_thread.c
+++ b/src/unix/unix_thread.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ thread_run_wrapper(thread_param *arg)
 }
 
 thread_t *
-thread_create(void (*thread_rout)(void *param), void *param, const char *name)
+thread_create_named(void (*thread_rout)(void *param), void *param, const char *name)
 {
     pthread_t    *thread   = malloc(sizeof(pthread_t));
     thread_param *thrparam = malloc(sizeof(thread_param));
diff --git a/src/win/win_thread.c b/src/win/win_thread.c
index db86e9204..3136c029c 100644
--- a/src/win/win_thread.c
+++ b/src/win/win_thread.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } win_event_t;
 
 thread_t *
-thread_create(void (*func)(void *param), void *param, const char *name)
+thread_create_named(void (*func)(void *param), void *param, const char *name)
 {
     uintptr_t bt = _beginthread(func, 0, param);
     plat_set_thread_name(bt, name);