diff --git a/src_main/thread/pithread.cpp b/src_main/thread/pithread.cpp
index e2140bd2..dd769a76 100755
--- a/src_main/thread/pithread.cpp
+++ b/src_main/thread/pithread.cpp
@@ -309,10 +309,11 @@ bool PIThread::_startThread(void * func) {
 	//PICout(PICoutManipulators::DefaultControls) << "pthread_create" << PRIVATE->thread;
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		pthread_setname_np(PRIVATE->thread, ((PIString&)name().elided(15, 0.4f).resize(15, '\0')).dataAscii());
 #  ifdef MAC_OS
+		pthread_setname_np(((PIString&)name().elided(15, 0.4f).resize(15, '\0')).dataAscii());
 		pthread_threadid_np(PRIVATE->thread, (__uint64_t*)&tid_);
 #  else
+		pthread_setname_np(PRIVATE->thread, ((PIString&)name().elided(15, 0.4f).resize(15, '\0')).dataAscii());
 #    ifdef FREERTOS
 		tid_ = PRIVATE->thread;
 #    endif