diff --git a/common/realtime.py b/common/realtime.py
index dd97ea3d787ccf..e7265406accf36 100644
--- a/common/realtime.py
+++ b/common/realtime.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import time
 from collections import deque
 
-from setproctitle import getproctitle
+from openpilot.common.threadname import getthreadname
 
 from openpilot.system.hardware import PC
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self, rate: float, print_delay_threshold: float | None = 0.0) -> No
     self._print_delay_threshold = print_delay_threshold
     self._frame = 0
     self._remaining = 0.0
-    self._process_name = getproctitle()
+    self._thread_name = getthreadname()
     self._dts = deque([self._interval], maxlen=100)
     self._last_monitor_time = time.monotonic()
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def monitor_time(self) -> bool:
     remaining = self._next_frame_time - time.monotonic()
     self._next_frame_time += self._interval
     if self._print_delay_threshold is not None and remaining < -self._print_delay_threshold:
-      print(f"{self._process_name} lagging by {-remaining * 1000:.2f} ms")
+      print(f"{self._thread_name} lagging by {-remaining * 1000:.2f} ms")
       lagged = True
     self._frame += 1
     self._remaining = remaining
diff --git a/common/tests/test_threadname.py b/common/tests/test_threadname.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..38e5e1d498328c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/tests/test_threadname.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from openpilot.common.threadname import setthreadname, getthreadname, LINUX
+
+class TestThreadName:
+  def test_set_get_threadname(self):
+    if LINUX:
+      name = 'TESTING'
+      setthreadname(name)
+      assert name == getthreadname()
diff --git a/common/threadname.py b/common/threadname.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3db7a7d013ec54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/threadname.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import ctypes
+import os
+
+LINUX = os.name == 'posix' and os.uname().sysname == 'Linux'
+
+if LINUX:
+  libc = ctypes.CDLL('libc.so.6')
+
+def setthreadname(name: str) -> None:
+  if LINUX:
+    name = name[:15] + '\0'
+    libc.prctl(15, str.encode(name), 0, 0, 0)
+
+def getthreadname() -> str:
+  if LINUX:
+    name = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
+    libc.prctl(16, name)
+    return name.value.decode('utf-8')
+  return ""
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 8f8ba48cf9035d..37e6c78e10e730 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:0d9f6a97cc9f69ab14aaa50e64ee4bd0da11fa1b2fa8314d7b7ec4a380fe9e8f
-size 618404
+oid sha256:e3c0ed6349feb2a75a11fab5939e40b757c735855c617b9147de3d614e0b6c50
+size 603428
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 007245540f8890..e1635728feda93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ future-fstrings = "*"
 # these should be removed
 psutil = "*"
 timezonefinder = "*"  # just used for nav ETA
-setproctitle = "*"
 pycryptodome = "*"  # used in updated/casync, panda, body, and a test
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
diff --git a/scripts/waste.py b/scripts/waste.py
index 0764ff77c37cb6..bf92710feefe31 100755
--- a/scripts/waste.py
+++ b/scripts/waste.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import numpy as np
 from multiprocessing import Process
-from setproctitle import setproctitle
+from openpilot.common.threadname import setthreadname
 
 def waste(core):
   os.sched_setaffinity(0, [core,])
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def waste(core):
   j = 0
   while 1:
     if (i % 100) == 0:
-      setproctitle("%3d: %8d" % (core, i))
+      setthreadname("%3d: %8d" % (core, i))
       lt = time.monotonic()
       print("%3d: %8d %f  %.2f" % (core, i, lt-st, j))
       st = lt
diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
index 3ac80aad91110a..b037d1861fac58 100755
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from cereal import car, log
 from pathlib import Path
-from setproctitle import setproctitle
+from openpilot.common.threadname import setthreadname
 from cereal.messaging import PubMaster, SubMaster
 from msgq.visionipc import VisionIpcClient, VisionStreamType, VisionBuf
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from openpilot.selfdrive.modeld.constants import ModelConstants
 from openpilot.selfdrive.modeld.models.commonmodel_pyx import ModelFrame, CLContext
 
-PROCESS_NAME = "selfdrive.modeld.modeld"
+THREAD_NAME = "selfdrive.modeld.modeld"
 SEND_RAW_PRED = os.getenv('SEND_RAW_PRED')
 
 MODEL_PATHS = {
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ def run(self, buf: VisionBuf, wbuf: VisionBuf, transform: np.ndarray, transform_
 def main(demo=False):
   cloudlog.warning("modeld init")
 
-  sentry.set_tag("daemon", PROCESS_NAME)
-  cloudlog.bind(daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
-  setproctitle(PROCESS_NAME)
+  sentry.set_tag("daemon", THREAD_NAME)
+  cloudlog.bind(daemon=THREAD_NAME)
+  setthreadname(THREAD_NAME)
   config_realtime_process(7, 54)
 
   cloudlog.warning("setting up CL context")
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def main(demo=False):
     args = parser.parse_args()
     main(demo=args.demo)
   except KeyboardInterrupt:
-    cloudlog.warning(f"child {PROCESS_NAME} got SIGINT")
+    cloudlog.warning(f"child {THREAD_NAME} got SIGINT")
   except Exception:
     sentry.capture_exception()
     raise
diff --git a/system/manager/process.py b/system/manager/process.py
index 36f299ae628b22..9214e417c1ed39 100644
--- a/system/manager/process.py
+++ b/system/manager/process.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from multiprocessing import Process
 
-from setproctitle import setproctitle
+from openpilot.common.threadname import setthreadname
 
 from cereal import car, log
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def launcher(proc: str, name: str) -> None:
     mod = importlib.import_module(proc)
 
     # rename the process
-    setproctitle(proc)
+    setthreadname(proc)
 
     # create new context since we forked
     messaging.context = messaging.Context()