diff --git a/infra/core/stellar_core.c b/infra/core/stellar_core.c
index c6c9400..12d3639 100644
--- a/infra/core/stellar_core.c
+++ b/infra/core/stellar_core.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static inline void print_thread_stat(struct stellar_thread *thread)
     stellar_stat_print(runtime->stat, &thr_stat, thread->idx);
 }
 
-static void *work_thread(void *arg)
+static void *worker_thread(void *arg)
 {
     int nr_recv;
     uint64_t now_ms = 0;
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int stellar_thread_run(struct stellar *st)
     for (uint16_t i = 0; i < config->pkt_io_opts.nr_threads; i++)
     {
         struct stellar_thread *thread = &runtime->threads[i];
-        if (pthread_create(&thread->tid, NULL, work_thread, (void *)thread) < 0)
+        if (pthread_create(&thread->tid, NULL, worker_thread, (void *)thread) < 0)
         {
             CORE_LOG_ERROR("unable to create worker thread, error %d: %s", errno, strerror(errno));
             return -1;