diff --git a/libs/surfaces/wiimote/wiimote.cc b/libs/surfaces/wiimote/wiimote.cc
index ec871d5e61..6938c8e67f 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/wiimote/wiimote.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/wiimote/wiimote.cc
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ WiimoteControlProtocol::wiimote_main()
 {
 	bdaddr_t bdaddr;
 	unsigned char rpt_mode = 0;
+	register_thread("Wiimote Discovery and Callback Thread");
 
 	std::cerr << "Wiimote: discovering, press 1+2" << std::endl;