diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
index c1b73544553..dad3a467bff 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ dfuse_fs_start(struct dfuse_info *dfuse_info, struct dfuse_cont *dfs)
 		if (rc != 0)
 			D_GOTO(err_threads, rc = daos_errno2der(rc));
 
-		pthread_setname_np(eqt->de_thread, "progress");
+		pthread_setname_np(eqt->de_thread, "dfuse progress");
 	}
 
 	rc = dfuse_launch_fuse(dfuse_info, &args);
diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_main.c b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_main.c
index 7bc66125d95..d75656121a5 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_main.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_main.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ dfuse_bg(struct dfuse_info *dfuse_info)
 int
 dfuse_launch_fuse(struct dfuse_info *dfuse_info, struct fuse_args *args)
 {
-	pthread_t self;
 	int       rc;
 
 	dfuse_info->di_session = dfuse_session_new(args, dfuse_info);
@@ -204,9 +203,6 @@ dfuse_launch_fuse(struct dfuse_info *dfuse_info, struct fuse_args *args)
 	if (rc != -DER_SUCCESS)
 		DFUSE_TRA_ERROR(dfuse_info, "Error sending signal to fg: "DF_RC, DP_RC(rc));
 
-	self = pthread_self();
-	pthread_setname_np(self, "main");
-
 	/* Blocking */
 	if (dfuse_info->di_threaded)
 		rc = dfuse_loop(dfuse_info);
diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_thread.c b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_thread.c
index d4036a32c58..4e06e4335ce 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_thread.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_thread.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ start_one(struct dfuse_tm *dtm)
 		D_GOTO(out, rc);
 	}
 
-	pthread_setname_np(dt->dt_id, "fuse worker");
+	pthread_setname_np(dt->dt_id, "dfuse worker");
 
 	d_list_add(&dt->dt_threads, &dtm->tm_threads);
 
diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/inval.c b/src/client/dfuse/inval.c
index 104bc21a591..740d1eb52e6 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/inval.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/inval.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ ival_thread_start(struct dfuse_info *dfuse_info)
 	rc = pthread_create(&ival_thread, NULL, ival_thread_fn, NULL);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out;
-	pthread_setname_np(ival_thread, "invalidator");
+	pthread_setname_np(ival_thread, "dfuse inval");
 
 out:
 	return rc;