diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 21f46fb..798d445 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@
 	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;