diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
index 39d2a7087..7b0e2e371 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ open_audio_device(const char *devname, int iscapture,
         const size_t stacksize = is_internal_thread ? 64 * 1024 : 0;
         char threadname[64];
 
-        SDL_snprintf(threadname, sizeof (threadname), "SDLAudioDev%d", (int) device->id);
+        SDL_snprintf(threadname, sizeof (threadname), "SDLAudio%c%d", (iscapture) ? 'C' : 'P', (int) device->id);
         device->thread = SDL_CreateThreadInternal(iscapture ? SDL_CaptureAudio : SDL_RunAudio, threadname, stacksize, device);
 
         if (device->thread == NULL) {