diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a76c855312..86e8ff9109 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2133,6 +2133,18 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP_WO_TID', cc.links(gnu_source_pre
     pthread_create(&thread, 0, f, 0);
     return 0;
   }''', dependencies: threads))
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_PTHREAD_SET_NAME_NP', cc.links(gnu_source_prefix + '''
+  #include <pthread.h>
+  #include <pthread_np.h>
+
+  static void *f(void *p) { return NULL; }
+  int main(void)
+  {
+    pthread_t thread;
+    pthread_create(&thread, 0, f, 0);
+    pthread_set_name_np(thread, "QEMU");
+    return 0;
+  }''', dependencies: threads))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_PTHREAD_CONDATTR_SETCLOCK', cc.links(gnu_source_prefix + '''
   #include <pthread.h>
   #include <time.h>
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
index bae938c670..412caa45ef 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include "qemu/tsan.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PTHREAD_SET_NAME_NP
+#include <pthread_np.h>
+#endif
+
 static bool name_threads;
 
 void qemu_thread_naming(bool enable)
@@ -25,7 +29,8 @@ void qemu_thread_naming(bool enable)
     name_threads = enable;
 
 #if !defined CONFIG_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP_W_TID && \
-    !defined CONFIG_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP_WO_TID
+    !defined CONFIG_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP_WO_TID && \
+    !defined CONFIG_PTHREAD_SET_NAME_NP
     /* This is a debugging option, not fatal */
     if (enable) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: thread naming not supported on this host\n");
@@ -480,6 +485,8 @@ static void *qemu_thread_start(void *args)
         pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), qemu_thread_args->name);
 # elif defined(CONFIG_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP_WO_TID)
         pthread_setname_np(qemu_thread_args->name);
+# elif defined(CONFIG_PTHREAD_SET_NAME_NP)
+        pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), qemu_thread_args->name);
 # endif
     }
     QEMU_TSAN_ANNOTATE_THREAD_NAME(qemu_thread_args->name);