diff --git a/src/flow-bypass.c b/src/flow-bypass.c
index 0b5b486407..76fa3d0510 100644
--- a/src/flow-bypass.c
+++ b/src/flow-bypass.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void BypassedFlowManagerThreadSpawn()
 #endif
 
     ThreadVars *tv_flowmgr = NULL;
-    tv_flowmgr = TmThreadCreateMgmtThreadByName("BypassedFlowManager",
+    tv_flowmgr = TmThreadCreateMgmtThreadByName(thread_name_flow_bypass,
             "BypassedFlowManager", 0);
     BUG_ON(tv_flowmgr == NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/runmodes.c b/src/runmodes.c
index d6e0c0aad7..90f986cca4 100644
--- a/src/runmodes.c
+++ b/src/runmodes.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const char *thread_name_workers = "W";
 const char *thread_name_verdict = "TX";
 const char *thread_name_flow_mgr = "FM";
 const char *thread_name_flow_rec = "FR";
+const char *thread_name_flow_bypass = "FB";
 const char *thread_name_unix_socket = "US";
 const char *thread_name_detect_loader = "DL";
 const char *thread_name_counter_stats = "CS";
diff --git a/src/runmodes.h b/src/runmodes.h
index 67e96c1417..8fe8fa1d60 100644
--- a/src/runmodes.h
+++ b/src/runmodes.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ extern const char *thread_name_single;
 extern const char *thread_name_workers;
 extern const char *thread_name_verdict;
 extern const char *thread_name_flow_mgr;
+extern const char *thread_name_flow_bypass;
 extern const char *thread_name_flow_rec;
 extern const char *thread_name_unix_socket;
 extern const char *thread_name_detect_loader;