diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
index 2e04e448f5..5ff3118d3c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
     this.listeners = new HashMap<>();
     // Start cache initialization.
     final ConditionVariable conditionVariable = new ConditionVariable();
-    new Thread() {
+    new Thread("SimpleCache.initialize()") {
       @Override
       public void run() {
         synchronized (SimpleCache.this) {