diff --git a/ndhc/ifchd.c b/ndhc/ifchd.c
index 6fed508..01139dd 100644
--- a/ndhc/ifchd.c
+++ b/ndhc/ifchd.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <sys/signalfd.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ void do_ifch_work(void)
 }
 
 void ifch_main() {
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "ndhc: ifch");
     if (file_exists(pidfile_ifch, "w") == -1) {
         log_line("FATAL - can't open ifch-pidfile '%s' for write!",
                  pidfile_ifch);
diff --git a/ndhc/ndhc.c b/ndhc/ndhc.c
index 219f9f0..2494b5e 100644
--- a/ndhc/ndhc.c
+++ b/ndhc/ndhc.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <sys/signalfd.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ static void create_ipc_pipes() {
 }
 
 void ndhc_main() {
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "ndhc: master");
     log_line("ndhc client " NDHC_VERSION " started on interface [%s].",
              client_config.interface);