diff --git a/include/bx/thread.h b/include/bx/thread.h
index fb9e07d..0abccaa 100644
--- a/include/bx/thread.h
+++ b/include/bx/thread.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 #if BX_PLATFORM_POSIX
 #	include <pthread.h>
+	#if defined(__GLIBC__)
+		#if!((__GLIBC__ > 2) || ((__GLIBC__ == 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 12)))
+			#include <sys/prctl.h>
+		#endif
+	#endif
 #elif BX_PLATFORM_WINRT
 using namespace Platform;
 using namespace Windows::Foundation;
@@ -149,7 +154,13 @@ namespace bx
 		{
 #if BX_PLATFORM_OSX || BX_PLATFORM_IOS
 			pthread_setname_np(_name);
-#elif (BX_PLATFORM_LINUX && defined(__GLIBC__)) || BX_PLATFORM_BSD
+#elif (BX_PLATFORM_LINUX && defined(__GLIBC__))
+	#if (__GLIBC__ > 2) || ((__GLIBC__ == 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 12))
+			pthread_setname_np(m_handle, _name);
+	#else
+			prctl(PR_SET_NAME,_name,0,0,0);
+	#endif
+#elif BX_PLATFORM_BSD
 			pthread_setname_np(m_handle, _name);
 #elif BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS && BX_COMPILER_MSVC
 #	pragma pack(push, 8)