diff --git a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
index da199de02b5f590293a3eabfd2eab245fc6b9087..b3db3c907572beac669cc6ef57b31f5ec6388adc 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    "syncterm-60-w-bitmap|SyncTERM 132x60 No Status Line,\n"
 	    "\tcols#132,lines#60,use=syncterm-bitmap,\n";
 
-	SetThreadName("Main Thread");
 	if ((argc == 2) && (strcmp(argv[1], "-T") == 0)) {
 		write(STDOUT_FILENO, syncterm_termcap, strlen(syncterm_termcap));
 		return 0;