diff --git a/engine/Engine.cpp b/engine/Engine.cpp
index 53883cf3..a1c55e23 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ typedef void* HMODULE;
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <assert.h>
 
 namespace TelEngine {
@@ -1862,6 +1866,11 @@ int Engine::main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** env, RunMode mode, bo
 
 #ifdef RLIMIT_CORE
     while (s_coredump) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+#ifdef PR_SET_DUMPABLE
+	prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE,1,0,0,0);
+#endif
+#endif
 	struct rlimit lim;
 	if (!::getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE,&lim)) {
 	    errno = 0;
diff --git a/engine/Thread.cpp b/engine/Thread.cpp
index 54fdadd9..db4eb766 100644
--- a/engine/Thread.cpp
+++ b/engine/Thread.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ static int pthread_attr_setinheritsched(pthread_attr_t *,int) { return 0; }
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
 #define PTHREAD_STACK_MIN 16384
 #else
@@ -302,6 +306,13 @@ void ThreadPrivate::run()
     ::pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS,0);
 #endif
     ::pthread_detach(::pthread_self());
+#endif /* _WINDOWS */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+#ifdef PR_SET_NAME
+    if (m_name)
+	prctl(PR_SET_NAME,(unsigned long)m_name,0,0,0);
+#endif
 #endif
 
     // FIXME: possible race if public object is destroyed during thread startup