diff --git a/libs/utils/Threads.cpp b/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
index a25a81f..eb96497 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
@@ -109,30 +109,34 @@
         }
         
         if (name) {
-#if defined(HAVE_PRCTL)
-            // Mac OS doesn't have this, and we build libutil for the host too
-            int hasAt = 0;
-            int hasDot = 0;
-            char *s = name;
-            while (*s) {
-                if (*s == '.') hasDot = 1;
-                else if (*s == '@') hasAt = 1;
-                s++;
-            }
-            int len = s - name;
-            if (len < 15 || hasAt || !hasDot) {
-                s = name;
-            } else {
-                s = name + len - 15;
-            }
-            prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long) s, 0, 0, 0);
-#endif
+            androidSetThreadName(name);
             free(name);
         }
         return f(u);
     }
 };
 
+void androidSetThreadName(const char* name) {
+#if defined(HAVE_PRCTL)
+    // Mac OS doesn't have this, and we build libutil for the host too
+    int hasAt = 0;
+    int hasDot = 0;
+    const char *s = name;
+    while (*s) {
+        if (*s == '.') hasDot = 1;
+        else if (*s == '@') hasAt = 1;
+        s++;
+    }
+    int len = s - name;
+    if (len < 15 || hasAt || !hasDot) {
+        s = name;
+    } else {
+        s = name + len - 15;
+    }
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long) s, 0, 0, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
 int androidCreateRawThreadEtc(android_thread_func_t entryFunction,
                                void *userData,
                                const char* threadName,