diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 789e11e72a4a4..d4364d3d8aaa4 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4642,7 +4642,7 @@ static int init_rescuer(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 	}
 
 	rescuer->rescue_wq = wq;
-	rescuer->task = kthread_create(rescuer_thread, rescuer, "%s", wq->name);
+	rescuer->task = kthread_create(rescuer_thread, rescuer, "kworker/R-%s", wq->name);
 	if (IS_ERR(rescuer->task)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rescuer->task);
 		pr_err("workqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq \"%s\": %pe",