diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/builder/multithreaded/MultiThreadedBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/builder/multithreaded/MultiThreadedBuilder.java
index 94d10af4b4..2688a6b435 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/builder/multithreaded/MultiThreadedBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/builder/multithreaded/MultiThreadedBuilder.java
@@ -186,12 +186,23 @@ public class MultiThreadedBuilder
         {
             public ProjectSegment call()
             {
-                // muxer.associateThreadWithProjectSegment( projectBuild );
-                lifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject( projectBuild.getSession(), rootSession, reactorContext,
-                                                     projectBuild.getProject(), taskSegment );
-                // muxer.setThisModuleComplete( projectBuild );
+                final Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
+                final String originalThreadName = currentThread.getName();
+                currentThread.setName( "mvn-builder-" + projectBuild.getProject().getId() );
 
-                return projectBuild;
+                try
+                {
+                    // muxer.associateThreadWithProjectSegment( projectBuild );
+                    lifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject( projectBuild.getSession(), rootSession, reactorContext,
+                                                         projectBuild.getProject(), taskSegment );
+                    // muxer.setThisModuleComplete( projectBuild );
+
+                    return projectBuild;
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                     currentThread.setName( originalThreadName );
+                }
             }
         };
     }