diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 884c7a1..5b20141 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 		BUG_ON(stopper->thread || stopper->enabled ||
 		       !list_empty(&stopper->works));
-		p = kthread_create(cpu_stopper_thread, stopper, "stopper/%d",
+		p = kthread_create(cpu_stopper_thread, stopper, "migration/%d",
 				   cpu);
 		if (IS_ERR(p))
 			return NOTIFY_BAD;