diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
index 88a87c5ad1c..1568bd1863b 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@
 
 const pthread_attr_t g_default_pthread_attr = PTHREAD_ATTR_INITIALIZER;
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Private Data
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0
-/* This is the name for name-less pthreads */
-
-static const char g_pthreadname[] = "<pthread>";
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -95,13 +85,14 @@ static const char g_pthreadname[] = "<pthread>";
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 static inline void pthread_tcb_setup(FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *ptcb,
+                                     FAR struct tcb_s *parent,
                                      pthread_trampoline_t trampoline,
                                      pthread_addr_t arg)
 {
 #if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0
   /* Copy the pthread name into the TCB */
 
-  strncpy(ptcb->cmn.name, g_pthreadname, CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE);
+  strncpy(ptcb->cmn.name, parent->name, CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE);
   ptcb->cmn.name[CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE] = '\0';
 #endif /* CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE */
 
@@ -404,11 +395,14 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
     }
 #endif
 
+  parent = this_task();
+  DEBUGASSERT(parent != NULL);
+
   /* Configure the TCB for a pthread receiving on parameter
    * passed by value
    */
 
-  pthread_tcb_setup(ptcb, trampoline, arg);
+  pthread_tcb_setup(ptcb, parent, trampoline, arg);
 
   /* Join the parent's task group */
 
@@ -473,9 +467,6 @@ int nx_pthread_create(pthread_trampoline_t trampoline, FAR pthread_t *thread,
    * so it has the same priority as the parent thread.
    */
 
-  parent = this_task();
-  DEBUGASSERT(parent != NULL);
-
   if (ptcb->cmn.sched_priority < parent->sched_priority)
     {
       ret = nxsched_set_priority(&ptcb->cmn, parent->sched_priority);