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diff --git a/src/common/runas.c b/src/common/runas.c
index 3826c6175..bc7356b6a 100644
--- a/src/common/runas.c
+++ b/src/common/runas.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/signal.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #include <common/common.h>
 #include <common/utils.h>
@@ -322,12 +323,11 @@ int run_as_worker(struct run_as_worker *worker)
 	memset(worker->procname, 0, proc_orig_len);
 	strncpy(worker->procname, DEFAULT_RUN_AS_WORKER_NAME, proc_orig_len);
 
-	ret = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), DEFAULT_RUN_AS_WORKER_NAME);
+	ret = prctl(PR_SET_NAME, DEFAULT_RUN_AS_WORKER_NAME, 0, 0, 0);
 	if (ret) {
-		errno = ret;
-		ret = -1;
-		PERROR("pthread_setname_np");
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		/* Don't fail as this is not essential. */
+		PERROR("prctl PR_SET_NAME");
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	sendret.ret = 0;