diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
index 51831b4415b..066cfe231df 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class ShutdownThread extends Thread
      */
     private ShutdownThread()
     {
+        super("ShutdownThread");
     }
 
     private synchronized void hook()