diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 21f46fb3a10193..798d4458a4d3a5 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
 	long pages_written;
 
+	set_worker_desc("flush-%s", dev_name(bdi->dev));
 	current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
 	set_freezable();
 	wb->last_active = jiffies;