diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
index ec8c15af..0da51425 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ ScePthread PThreadPool::Create(const char* name) {
     std::scoped_lock lock{m_mutex};
 
     for (auto* p : m_threads) {
-        if (p->is_free && p->name == name) {
+        if (p->is_free && name != nullptr && p->name == name) {
             p->is_free = false;
             return p;
         }