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diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 9eac2d05ee..c081b18044 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -2896,6 +2896,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	uint8_t portid;
 	uint16_t queue_id;
 	static pthread_t tid;
+	char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 
 	signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
 
@@ -3018,8 +3019,19 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	memset(&dev_statistics, 0, sizeof(dev_statistics));
 
 	/* Enable stats if the user option is set. */
-	if (enable_stats)
-		pthread_create(&tid, NULL, (void*)print_stats, NULL );
+	if (enable_stats) {
+		ret = pthread_create(&tid, NULL, (void *)print_stats, NULL);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+				"Cannot create print-stats thread\n");
+
+		/* Set thread_name for aid in debugging.  */
+		snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN, "print-stats");
+		ret = pthread_setname_np(tid, thread_name);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, VHOST_CONFIG,
+				"Cannot set print-stats name\n");
+	}
 
 	/* Launch all data cores. */
 	if (zero_copy == 0) {