diff --git a/drivers/can/can_mcp2515.c b/drivers/can/can_mcp2515.c
index ee39f106ea4..1773c7cc593 100644
--- a/drivers/can/can_mcp2515.c
+++ b/drivers/can/can_mcp2515.c
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ static int mcp2515_init(const struct device *dev)
 	const struct mcp2515_config *dev_cfg = dev->config;
 	struct mcp2515_data *dev_data = dev->data;
 	struct can_timing timing;
+	k_tid_t tid;
 	int ret;
 
 	k_sem_init(&dev_data->int_sem, 0, 1);
@@ -986,11 +987,12 @@ static int mcp2515_init(const struct device *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	k_thread_create(&dev_data->int_thread, dev_data->int_thread_stack,
-			dev_cfg->int_thread_stack_size,
-			(k_thread_entry_t) mcp2515_int_thread, (void *)dev,
-			NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(dev_cfg->int_thread_priority),
-			0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	tid = k_thread_create(&dev_data->int_thread, dev_data->int_thread_stack,
+			      dev_cfg->int_thread_stack_size,
+			      (k_thread_entry_t) mcp2515_int_thread, (void *)dev,
+			      NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(dev_cfg->int_thread_priority),
+			      0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	(void)k_thread_name_set(tid, "mcp2515");
 
 	(void)memset(dev_data->rx_cb, 0, sizeof(dev_data->rx_cb));
 	(void)memset(dev_data->filter, 0, sizeof(dev_data->filter));