diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibThreading/BackgroundAction.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibThreading/BackgroundAction.cpp
index 0f7330c855..a46a5f7482 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibThreading/BackgroundAction.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibThreading/BackgroundAction.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ static intptr_t background_thread_func()
 static void init()
 {
     s_all_actions = new Queue<Function<void()>>;
-    s_background_thread = &Threading::Thread::construct(background_thread_func).leak_ref();
-    s_background_thread->set_name("Background thread");
+    s_background_thread = &Threading::Thread::construct(background_thread_func, "Background Thread"sv).leak_ref();
     s_background_thread->start();
 }